Wet slabs down low

Quick report

Kukelary · Jan 27, 2024 · Northwest Inland

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Quick report

Weather
warm, foggy, wet, cloudy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees, convexSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Snow Conditions
heavy, powder, wet, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp

Good dense pow above 1600m in wind sheltered trees, but triggered wet slabs and loose wet below 1550m at the end of the day.

Avalanche

Run Length
25
Slab Width
10
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
noWindExposure
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
15
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
NE, E
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
35
Avalanche Character
wetSlab, looseWet
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Start Zone Elevation
1550
Runout Zone Elevation
1520
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-01-27T22:00:00.000Z

Triggered wet slabs in the fish sticks below 1550m failing on the melt freeze crust. Very touchy.