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Avalanche: Lake Desolation

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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Unintentionally skier triggered avalanche. Skier caught and carried 50'. Notes say it was new snow on depth hoar.

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/archive/advisory/print/advisory/salt-lake/20040314.html

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1