Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 91 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 137 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3658 m
We observed this slope being loaded just before the avalanche ran. The new snow failed under the weight of a fresh soft slab of wind drifted snow.
In the photo you can also see the avalanche that occurred on the North face of Tuk breaking down to the buried facets. This write up is referring to the avalanche closest to the summit.