Reactive Hard slab on N aspect below East Nai

Avalanche

Run Length

10

Slab Width

20

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

downFlow

Avalanche Size

1.5

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

persistentSlab, windSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1500

Runout Zone Elevation

1500

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-02-11T23:45:00.793Z

First Skier stopped near the bottom of a small concave slope on N aspect, just west of the chute below East Nai. Second skier follow and in doing so broke a thin crown over head, we heard a loud crack. Slab travelled down hill only a couple meters before stopping due to the uphill swoop at the bottom of the concavity. Interestingly the debris at the bottom of the slab travelled uphill a bit before stopping. Slab was very hard and broke across adjacent features but did not travel far given the concave nature of the terrain. We suspect that the trigger point was a thin part of snow near an ice bulge.