Dog Leg - persistent slab is alive and well
Quick reportbenjamin.yeager · Feb 24, 2024 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, stormy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, windAffected, powder, crusty
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Went up Glacier Crest to ski the Dog Leg. Opted to do a belayed ski cut and produced a size 2 avalanche that started right in the choke point. It ran full feature, 50-60 cms deep. Storm slab that failed on 5 cms of facets above the Feb 3 crust. We skied crusty bed surface down and out of the feature and avoided the steep moraines at the bottom. There was 30-40 cms of powder at Ridge top, with a moderate easterly wind blowing snow up the slope. No other skier triggered or natural avalanches observed, but suspect they are out there! It’s head up hockey out there, keep your head up if you’re crossing the middle!
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1950
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1600
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-02-24T20:00:00.000Z
Size 2 persistent slab, storm snow failing on facets above Feb 3 crust, entrained all snow above crust in the feature.