Slabs that fail on a recently buried layer are of concern as well as loose dry avalanches and deep persistent slab avalanches. When traveling in the backcountry, always remember to bring a beacon ...

"The last reported avalanche from the range was on Friday where a solo skier triggered a fatal medium-sized persistent slab avalanche ... slope and failed up to 4' deep on a thin layer of faceted ...

In those places, the depth hoar grew during a fierce December cold snap when the snowpack was still young and not deep. This spring, these faceted grains are the primary weak layer that can result in ...

Most avalanches occur after a big snowstorm, a period of strong winds or a rapid increase in temperature. Take a slice of the deep snow ... is the prime culprit in slab avalanches, the most ...

Another member of the group, Skier 3, entered the skier’s left side of the gully and triggered a wind slab avalanche between one and two feet deep, according to the CAIC. They reportedly weren’t ...

CAIC deputy director Brian Lazar said that wet slab avalanches occur when a cohesive ... where they began postholing, or sinking so deep that it became hard to move, Konigsberg said.

Wind slab avalanches, which are common in Colorado, are formed by a cohesive layer of snow shaped by wind builds up over a persistent weak layer, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information ...