Trigger | Skier | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | Unknown | Elevation | 2300ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 6in |
Width | 20ft | Vertical Run | 70ft |
20-30cm of new very low density snow (NWS noted 40:1 ratio last night). Skiing you could still feel the old snow surface under the new snow.
Trigger | Skier | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | Unknown | Elevation | 2300ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 6in |
Width | 20ft | Vertical Run | 70ft |
Numerous easy to trigger test rolls and slopes. Pretty much every test slope you could approach would slide. Very low density snow and not quite a hazard to people. . .. . .yet. R1 D.5's
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Easy to trigger test rolls from below or above. Some were remote trigger collapses on flat terrain.
Snow 2cm/hr. East winds increasing.
New snow 6-8mm stellars.
New snow is easy to trigger but is not enough load to impact the crust/facet combo or the windslab/crust/facet combo.