Avalanche

Avalanche: No No Name

Bill NalliSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
91 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

This slide was remotely triggered 200' away on the low angle ridgeline by the party before me. (usual suspects)

It took out 70% of the slope initially failing on the November Facet Layer (NFL) 1'-3.5' deep, 300' wide, 400' vert. About mid slope a portion of the path stepped down to the ground and entrained the whole seasons snowpack.

I noticed this slide after I had remotely triggered a separate slide in the adjacent No Name path low and skiers rt of main line.

On the way back out I negotiated the hangfire to access the deepest part of the left flank.

This slide entrained lots of snow along the way and travelled aprox. 500' linear across the flats at the bottom. A small amount of tree debris is visible in the deposition.