Small avalanche triggered in new snow by ice climber, Hyalite

Hyalite - main fork
Northern Gallatin
Code
SS-NIu-R1-D1
Aspect
W
Latitude
45.44720
Longitude
-110.96200
Notes

"Climber caused icefall that triggered small avalanche. Thankfully, the bed surface was ice just a few inches down and belayer was just outside the path. Minor entrainment."

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Ice fall
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
1
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year