Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 42°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 91 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowboarder
- Vertical Fall
- 107 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 2
- Number Killed
- 1
- Number Carried
- 2
- Number Injured
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1
Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1980-1986, Nick Logan and Dale Atkins.