Valanga

Avalanche: Days Fork

WatsonSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Intentionally triggered via ski cut. The slope was beginning to warm, and the snow was just starting to get damp. A ski cut yielded a small sluff that gained mass as it moved downhill. The slide moved very slowly, but the debris at the bottom was probably 2 feet deep at its deepest part.