Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | West |
Elevation | 3000ft | Slope Angle | 25deg |
Crown Depth | 8in | Width | 15ft |
Vertical Run | 20ft |
We toured up from Gold Mint to the Knob and skied a few laps, then drove down to Little Japan (Dippery Woods?) and went up to treeline. Avalanche activity was noted at both locations.
Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | West |
Elevation | 3000ft | Slope Angle | 25deg |
Crown Depth | 8in | Width | 15ft |
Vertical Run | 20ft |
On our two runs up from Gold Mint, we witnessed significant wind gusts from the West forming reactive soft slab. A skier triggered a very small avalanche that ran on the new-old snow interface well above the drizzle crust.
Even the knob seemed sketchy with the conditions so we went to Little Japan for a hot lap. Winds were calmer but there was evidence of natural avalanche activity even on very mellow slopes. Whoompfing and collapsing was noted in areas with fewer old tracks underneath.