Incident

Avalanche: Twin Lakes Pass

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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Skier triggered wind slab on ski cut and carried short distance. Ran on frozen melt-freeze crust (photo).

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1