Incident

Avalanche: Lake Peak

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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3261 m

We had a loose wet layer slide about 3” deep, maybe 100 ft wide, it carried the snowboarder downhill, but he was able to stay on top of the slide. Fortunately everyone in the party was safe.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1

We had a loose wet layer slide about 3” deep, maybe 100 ft wide, it carried the snowboarder downhill, but he was able to stay on top of the slide. Fortunately everyone in the party was safe.