Avalanche

Silver Peak NE glades

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Quick report

Traveled up Silver Peak from the NW and then skied the NE glades. No signs of instability throughout our tour until we released a D1 wet slab avalanche on a steep convex rollover.

Avalanche

Size
D1
Aspect
NE
Trigger
AS
Elevation
7300 ft

~20 feet wide, ~6 inch deep crown on a steep convex rollover below treeline