Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 38 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
Triggered while skinning up, from about 75' north and 20' below north flank and crown (12"-18"). Heard settlement and was able to watch slab break away from crown. This occurred about 75' below ridge line and the snow was 3-6" deeper than above and at the ridge. Indication wind loading. Slab moved slowly for about 30' than ran fast through band of trees into open bowl to flats with minimal dust cloud. I could see the settled debris immediately. continuing up the ridge I was able to easily initiate smaller soft slabs and point release slides all along the steep slightly corniced north ridge line. All new snow slides running on hard freezing surface, poor bonding at this early stage. Snow below 9500' was not very reactive, I was not hearing or feeling settlement, however I was not near the major wind exposed ridge line at or below 9600'