Incident

Avalanche: Elderberry

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Avalanche

Slab Width
76 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
152 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Details are sketchy but reports are that one rider was caught, carried and buried to his waist. This northeast facing slope is notorious. It is the exact type of slope where the weak sugary faceted snow from October would be present.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1