Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 305 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 91 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3139 m
Skier caught and carried 600' below the ridge. Took a ride over the cliff band with no injuries. Self arrested on bed surface.
Similar time frame:
- Broads Fork- northeast aspect-9,800'-3' deep x 100' wide x 200' vertical. Wind drifted snow avalanche triggered by skier on first turn
- Tuscarora- southeast aspect- 10,300'- 3' deep x 50' wide x 500' vertical. Started 50' below ridge running on old sun crust. Wind drifted snow with an audible pop when it broke
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1