Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 41°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 51 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2804 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 3
- Number Carried
- 3
- Number Injured
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 3
“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”
Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Williams, Knox (1975). The Snowy Torrents 1967-1971: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station