Trigger | Snowboarder | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | West | Elevation | unknown |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 4ft |
Width | 500ft | Vertical Run | 200ft |
Great snow, boarder tested smaller slopes then dropped in off the main peak. Slab broke under them and propagated.
Hours after the first Avalanche and after 8-15 board tracks the looker right side of the West aspect of Widow maker released. From a boarder via remote trigger from 20- 30ft away.
Trigger | Snowboarder | Avalanche Type | Soft Slab |
Aspect | West | Elevation | unknown |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | 4ft |
Width | 500ft | Vertical Run | 200ft |
Snowboarder triggered the slab underneath them as they were at the top. They did not get caught.
Wind loading
Good visibility. Overcast skies
Blower dry snow on a great carvable base