Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
An avalanche that we observed from Gold Hill. The crown appeared to range from 2' to 5'.
This appears to have been remotely triggered. You can see a significant track which leads from the crown to old sled tracks.
We dug a snowpit on a NE slope with shallow snow (120cm). Based on this snow, we assume the weak layer of this is facets.