Skier Triggered Wind Slab in Beehive

Beehive Basin
Northern Madison
Code
SS-ASc-D1-I
Elevation
10602
Aspect
N
Latitude
45.35010
Longitude
-111.39000
Notes

From obs: "Today my partner and I skied the Peruvian Face on the N side of 10,602 in Beehive Basin. We originally were going to ski Bolivia. I went out into the start zone on belay and decided to turn around due to an 8” hard slab on what appeared to be a decomposing, unsupportable sun crust. We then scrambled the ridge to the top of Peru. After the good ol throw a rock and see what happens test, the start zone appeared to be soft and slightly loaded. I made a ski cut across the top of the path and pulled out a 6-8” wind slab 30’ wide and ran 3/4 of the path. We then skied variable snow/debris to the bottom. There was evidence of wet loose activity from the previous warming on many aspects in the south fork of Spanish creek" 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
c-A controlled or intentional release by the indicated trigger
D size
1
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
Wind Slab
Slab Thickness
7.0 inches
Slab Width
30.00ft
Slab Thickness units
inches
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year