Untangling slab avalanche release

44 the avalanche journal winter // 2015-16 FIG. 1: THE WEST FLANK OF HÜRELI. THE SLAB AVALANCHES RELEASED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 10 AND 13, 2013 AND ARE HIGHLIGHTED. SNOW PIT LOCATION INDICATED WITH "P". THE SNOW PROFILE WAS RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 17. SINCE FEBRUARY 11 (ORANGE HARDNESS PROFILE) THE SLAB HAS BECOME SOFT DUE TO NEARSURFACE FACETING, AND PST RESULTS WERE ALL SLAB FRACTURES. Untangling Slab Avalanche Release