Incident

Avalanche: East Bowl

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Skier face planted and triggered the avalanche. Second avalanche triggered sympathetically by first slide.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1