Avalanche

Avalanche: Upper Days

Greg Gagne / Bob FreySalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
53 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Touchy conditions early morning during period of heavy precipitation intensity - easily snowed at rates of S5 to S10 (2-4" per hour) at times. Ski cut steep slope about 200' skiers left of Two Dogs while approaching Upper Days and pulled out 20 cm (8") storm slab that ran on the frozen crust/dust layer underneath storm snow.