Incidente

Avalanche: Two Trees

JSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

We traversed up pole line and over cardiff summit to traverse along the ridge towards Little Superior. Due to significant wind, we decided to drop in early and not continue furthur along the ridge. We skied down into the area just beyond Two Trees. The south facing wind loading was less concerning up top, but as we skied, we ended up in an area about halfway down with significantly more wind loading than we had expected. We stopped skiing and discussed our situation, choosing the way down with least hazard and exposing one skier at a time. When the first skier dropped into the area of concern, the wind slab broke. This skier was carried for a short distance before they could ski out and the slide continued down slope.

Incident

Number Carried
1