Incidente

Avalanche: Upper Weber Canyon

Craig Gordon/Johnny AdolphsonUintas
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Ground Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
274 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1

Very experienced skier, with years of local terrain and snowpack knowledge, unintentionally triggered hard slab, breaking to the ground.