Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 30°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 24 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 12 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2896 m
Skiing the Empire Pass area today and things were pretty much as advertised. A long north to south ski cut near the ridge crest surprisingly produced no signs of instability. However, at the first gentle turn heading east a crack opened and propegated north rapidly. The released snow broke up quickly and ran a short distance until the slope angle eased. Visibility was very poor but from what I could see it appears to have fractured on the new/old snow interface, likely on nov./oct. junk. Notable to me was just how touchy the snow felt. Had the slope been steeper for longer I've no doubt this could've turned into a day wrecker.