Incident

Avalanche: Benson and Hedges

E MisiakSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
36 cm
Start Zone Aspect
West

Wind Slab release while traversing to Benson and Hedges.

Very slow moving and navigable.

A good deal of the west facing cliff side slopes showed similar signs of wind loading.

Incident

Number Carried
1