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Avalanche: Weber Canyon

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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
36 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Skier triggered soft slab on a steep, NE aspect at 10,000' in upper Weber Canyon. Strong weekend winds coupled with 14" of new snow has made for tricky, albeit pockety avalanche conditions in steep, windloaded terrain.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1