Avalanche

Avalanche: Upper Red Pine

Greg RSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Stronger than expected mid morning winds in upper red pine quickly formed some touchy wind slabs. On lap #2 of the area east of lake shot, triggered this small wind slab. My path was to the skiers right and I was not caught. A few minutes later, another member of our group propagated a crack across a small lower angle bowl. Stuck to lower angle protected trees afterwards.