Avalanche

Avalanche: Yellowjacket Gulch

Tom KimbroughSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
2774 m

Remotely triggered HS-3-AS off the ridge on the skier's left side of the Yellowjacket drainage. 2' - 4' deep, 200' wide, 1,000' ve

Photos by Alex Zuhl