Observer Name
Brodhead, Brodhead, and Hubbard
Observation Date
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Avalanche Date
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Region
Logan » Franklin Basin
Location Name or Route
Franklin Basin
Elevation
8,100'
Aspect
Northeast
Slope Angle
38°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
3'
Width
250'
Vertical
50'
Comments
We came up on a test slope and though, "Why not?" I stepped on the slope and caused a small, 50ft in length, 40ft vertical slide. Given that we had a lot of slope left, I posted up and caught a video of my brother stepping onto the slope. Except this time, the slope propagated 250+ feet, still running about 40ft.
As they say, when you find something interesting, drop everything and study it. So we took a look at the crown and conducted a few tests. Of note, the top 30cm of the crown failed upon isolation 3x. The remaining 60cm failed after 26 taps x 2 during the compression test.
Things are sketchy at best. Be safe out there!
Comments
A video of the slope test. Note that we had 2 people standing by keeping an eye on him at all times.
Comments
A bit of a crown analysis before my camera died.
Video
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