Lawine

Avalanche: West Porter

UAC ObserverSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

Skiers remotely triggered slab from 50' away on a 25 degree slope. Avalanche broke on much steeper, adjacent slope and it covered a well-used skin track. No one caught. It was 9,000' N facing, 2' x'100 x 200 vertical. Ran on buried surface hoar.