Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 15 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2896 m
A lucky outcome here, since the rider was alone and without any avalanche safety equipment. Witnessed by a group of sled-assisted skiers in the area. The rider was buried up to his chest, but uninjured.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1