Incidente

Avalanche: Grizzly Gulch

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Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
9 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
23 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

new snow was falling on solid melt/freeze crust with little to no bonding occurring. new snow was heavy and dense, forming soft slabs and was easy to slough and run. I watched my partner make 2 ski cuts at the top of a roll over with no results, he made 2-3 more turns and was caught by his slough. It caught and carried him a short distance. he was uninjured and only pushed a short distance.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1