Skier triggered wind slab, Northern Bridgers
Date
Activity
Skiing
HS-ASr-R1-D1-I
Fraizer Basin, 8500', North facing, 35-37 degree slope, 1pm
30' wide, 6'' deep, ran 150', In the love chutes, Fraizer Basin
1Finger wind slab sitting on a 4Finger hardness break. Triggered from 30' above the crown, ran slowly. A majority of the slab rode back up on the surface 50' below the crown. Bed surface felt like small grained facets under skis, didn't look too close. Small and localized cracks and collapses were felt and seen throughout the day in the same location.
Region
Bridger Range
Location (from list)
Frazier Basin
Observer Name
Ty Guarino