Avalanche

Avalanche: East Couloir

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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Triggered a wind slab in Kessler East couloir that easily had enough snow to take me for a ride, fortunately I was skiing with enough speed to get off the moving snow before it grabbed my skis, but I definitely got lucky as the slab broke above and around me.