Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 39°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 91 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Explosive
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
A robust thump triggered this pencil hard slab (R4-D3-O) avalanche on a NE aspect at 10,000'. The start zone measured 38-40 degrees steep. The crown averaged 4' deep and failed on the November facet layer and gouged all the way down to the ground in some parts.