Wind loading

Quick report

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

windAffected

Avalanche

Run Length

10

Slab Width

30

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

reverseLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

10

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

W

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-02-16T21:00:00.000Z

Skied glacier crest into ravens on thursday. On glacier crest, wind slab popped just above treeline near the end of the summer trail. Decent propagation but shallow (did not trigger lower crust) and did not run anywhere. No other signs of instability were observed on the way up. We steered clear of bigger slopes and skied the trees where there was less wind effect, the snow was better there. No signs of solar warming creating a slab problem despite the aspect. No issues on ravens either.