Avalanche: Chablis

Observer Name
Nalli
Observation Date
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Region
Provo » Provo Canyon » Chablis
Location Name or Route
Chablis Bowl - Runaway Cliff
Elevation
9,200'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
39°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Weak Layer
Density Change
Depth
2'
Width
300'
Vertical
600'
Comments

The hardslab that has formed along most exposed ridges is becoming much more sensitive with the continuing strong SW wind. I triggered this HS in Runaway Cliff above Sundance today while just tickling the slope right along the ridgeline. It propagated about 300' back to the east and pulled out a portion of the ridgeline that I had just used on the ascent. The crown averaged 2' but in places it was close to 4' deep. In one portion of the crown I found the rime crust at the failure layer but the majority of the weak layer was simply low density stellars below a 1F windslab.

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