Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 5 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 30 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3231 m
Fifth person on the slope triggered this hard slab that broke to weak snow near the ground. More the exception than the rule, but these lingering pockets still exist in steep, rocky terrain with a shallow, weak snowpack.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1