Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2377 m
Steep convex test slope with leeward loading above gully feature, well below treeline but with active wind loading observed through aspen/birch groves. Touchy and propagated all the way across feature and past a subtle aspect change (extended to red arrow in photo, ~100' wide)
Observed instability limited to specific areas with lee & cross loading on steep, unsupported terrain. Areas with the wind deposition did seem to have quite a bit of energy and pop to them.