Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 12 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 46 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2804 m
Just a touch of wind to build a super soft slab in steep northerly facing terrain of Grizzly Gulch. Cracking was evident and I easily triggered this shallow soft slab in the new snow, failing an inch or two above the new/old interface.