Avalanche

Avalanche: Dog Leg

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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2438 m

Avalanche happened at approximately 5pm on a 38 degree slope. Skied the dog leg trees without incident and the slope adjacent to the west we skied yesterday as a slab had not yet formed. That was not the case today as I skied around the trees to find this particular slope. It broke at my ski after a gentle ski cut. A good reminder of the particularly dangerous conditions in the coming days.