Unfall

Avalanche: Pinecone Ridge

UAC Staff/Park City PatrolSalt Lake
Auf der Karte ansehen

Quick report

Slope Angle
42°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2652 m

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Injured
1
Number Partly Buried
1

Caught and carried through Aspen trees. Avalanche broke on a 35° slope and pulled back to lower angle terrain above. Wind slab failing on facets.