| Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
| Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | Northwest |
| Elevation | 1900ft | Slope Angle | 40deg |
| Crown Depth | 12in | Width | 40ft |
| Vertical Run | 100ft |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Pete’s North
We toured up Pete’s North. There is still relatively thin snow cover down low and the alder fields are formidable. We experienced widespread whumpfing in the Alder meadows, and attributed this to a combination of snowpack instability but also vegetation affecting snowpack structure from below. There are still lots of exposed devils club and shrubs like blueberry and salmon berry.
Avalanche Details
We dug a pit at roughly treeline on a nw slope, 28 degrees and found mildly reactive layers in the first 6 inches. An additional failure roughly 12 inches deep seemed to be at the base of this weeks wind slab. We skied into the trees on a short but steeper slope. Second skier made a ski cut on a steeper rollover and a slab cut loose. Crown estimated to be 12 inches deep, 40’ wide. The slab ran less than 100 feet. No one was caught by the slide or injured.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 2” new snow. No wind. 24F
Crown visible at top of slope.