Trigger | Skier | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | North Northwest | Elevation | 3600ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 6in |
Width | 30ft | Vertical Run | 30ft |
Skinned up Taylor Creek valley to Taylor Pass and then across to the base of Pastoral. Kept thinking things were going to go blue, but it stayed flat. Ski cut a low angle slope under Pastoral and let loose a 6-10″ soft slab avalanche. Some shooting cracks seen on the skin over Taylor Pass, but no whumpfing. Glide crack seen on Sunburst ridge closer to Taylor Pass. There’s a track set to the base of Pastoral, go ski it.
Trigger | Skier | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | North Northwest | Elevation | 3600ft |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 6in |
Width | 30ft | Vertical Run | 30ft |
Triggered via ski cut. Soft slab, slow moving.
Recent Avalanches? | No |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Some suckers holes on the Turnagain side of the Taylor Pass, but Pastoral never escaped the flat light.