Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 18 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
Obvious signs of heavy wind transport and sensitive cornices, with shooting cracks.
My group ski cut this and released a soft wind slab breaking about 60' wide and running about 80'-100' vertically. The crown was an average of about 8" with a maximum of about a foot.