| Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | South Southeast |
| Elevation | 3200ft | Slope Angle | 37deg |
| Crown Depth | 9in | Width | 40ft |
| Vertical Run | 250ft |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Magnum
Magnum
Avalanche Details
Skied off magnum with a buddy. Hand pits on the way up revealed soft slab propagation potential. Chose to regroup before decending into the valley to ski out on one of the little rollovers above the common ski out route. Started to decend and made a ski cut and felt the slope slide under my feet above me, made a fast right jump turn and skied off the slide onto the adjacent slope.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observer Comments
Hand pits showed sliding upon isolation of column, whumphing and collapsing on the skin track, shooting cracks.
Weather
Few inches over night, partly cloudy, 10 degrees, light wind at 3500 ft
Snow surface
8-14 inches powder on what felt like a 2 inch crust. Crust was sitting on top of weak facets
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