Incident

Avalanche: Alta Periphery

The Snowy TorrentsSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Injured
1

“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”

Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store

Williams, Knox (1975). The Snowy Torrents 1967-1971: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station