Avalanche

Avalanche: Mineral Fork

Trent MeisenheimerSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
30°

Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

So after seeing this we decided to make sure the terrain we skied would be lower angle and managable. But we still triggered FOUR avalanches on the buried surface hoar. They were about 2 feet deep 50-100 ft wide. The avalanches we triggered were on very managable hills. If you were to trigger one of the monsters on say an unmanagable hill it would be bad.