Observer Name:
Logan Cookler - WPG
Observation Date:
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Avalanche Date:
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Region:
Cascade Ridge
Location Name or Route:
Foreplay Run
Elevation:
8700
Aspect:
West
Slope Angle:
40
Trigger:
Skier
Trigger: additional info:
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem:
New Snow
Weak Layer:
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth:
12"
Width:
30
Vertical:
200
Comments:
Small 12"x30'x200' soft slab triggered with a ski cut. Very manageable, ran on old melt freeze crust in old snow/new snow interface. Slope had been in the sun for 3+ hours at the time. Only soft slab result with multiple ski cuts all day in the zone.
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