Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 244 m
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 152 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- South
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2896 m
FORECASTER UPDATE-
I talked with Tappin about the slide and he related.... "I was zig-zapping up the slope and about 10 or 20 feet from the ridge when I saw it sluff. I pulled my avy airbag, pegged the throttle, and hoped I'd make the ridge. The whole time I was hoping I wouldn't bury my buddies at the bottom of the slope. I made it to the ridge and saw everyone had outrun the slide I triggered."
Tappin also related he had never been to this zone before, they read the avy forecast for the day, and they chose the terrain because of its south aspect. The avalanche danger was rated as Considerable in upper elevation wind drifted terrain that day.
Stoked everyone is ok!
Incident
- Number Carried
- 4