Avalanche

Avalanche: West Porter

Peter DonnerSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

Triggered a D1 storm slab on a test slope wind pocket during a breezy graupling period around 1pm today (Thurs 4/15). 40 degrees at the top for a few feet. This is a repeater that went during the mid-Feb extreme cycle with a 3 foot crown visible until recently. Calling this intentional as I intentionally avoided the super fun steep spot feeling it might avalanche if provoked. Triggered it from a part of the slope that was 25 degrees steep. Ran 75 vertical feet.