Incident

Avalanche: Upper Days

Greg MillerSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Cracked a stiff wind slab and partner was swept 200', got tumbled, buried, then spit out.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1