Valanga

Avalanche: Lake Desolation

Hardesty and HavlickSalt Lake
Vedi sulla mappa

Avalanche

Slab Width
38 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
137 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
West
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

Reported as southwest facing but confirmed as west facing. More info here. Looks as if it may have sympathetic'd another pocket 200' lower on the slope...