Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Wet Loose Snow | Aspect | East Southeast |
Elevation | 3600ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | 12in | Width | 35ft |
Vertical Run | 250ft |
Suspected rotten snow on lower elevation SSE aspect, a red flag that we should’ve heeded. Rerouted to NNE skin track. Skied ideal cornditions on N skyscraper, only to be too late in the day for E faces at the lower elevation. Point release, skier not carried, stepped down to ground, with sidewalls having 18”-30”.
Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Wet Loose Snow | Aspect | East Southeast |
Elevation | 3600ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | 12in | Width | 35ft |
Vertical Run | 250ft |
Point release, beginning with 6” slow moving wet slab, then stepping down to ground with sidewalls 18”-30”
Corn fever but too late.