Dome Shoulder Wind Slab

Quick report

Riley Redpath · Feb 29, 2024 · Shames

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Quick report

Ride Type
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Avalanche

Run Length
50
Slab Width
100
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
windwardSlope
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
90
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
SW
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Start Zone Incline
35
Avalanche Character
persistentSlab, stormSlab, windSlab
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1300
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
facets
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-02-29T22:00:00.000Z

Storm/wind slab on rain crust layer triggered while cutting dome shoulder. Slab depth varies from 30cm to about a meter. Decent size propagation. Fairly large chunks of wind compressed snow. Gave it size 1.5 cause of short run distance, if it ran longer would be a clear 2.