Trigger | Snowmachiner | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | East | Elevation | 3800ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | unknown |
Width | unknown | Vertical Run | unknown |
Large remotely triggered avalanche by a snowmachiner from below the slope and quite a distance away. Triggered around 4pm. Prior to this, only a few recent natural releases… nothing big observed.
Video attached below.
Trigger | Snowmachiner | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | East | Elevation | 3800ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | unknown |
Width | unknown | Vertical Run | unknown |
Large remotely triggered avalanche from below by a snowmachiner. Triggered from a distance. Large powder cloud.
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Saw a few south facing aspects around 3300-3800 ft with small recent avys.... nothing i would consider medium or big prior to avalanche.
3-5 feet of fresh lighter right side up snow.
slightly settled powder
cut test slopes at various elevations / aspects, nothing reacted.