Valanga

Avalanche: Niotche Creek

Kreig RassmussenSouthwest
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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Two riders noticed a recent natural avalanche that they wanted to get a closer look at. They rode to where they could view it. When they stopped, they watched two more avalanches release on two adjacent slopes some distance away. There is little doubt that they collapsed the buried weak snow when they came to a stop which in turn continued to collapse up onto the steep slopes.