Incident

Avalanche: Patsy Marly

GSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

Watched a skier drop in from the low point on the cornice. The windslab on the slope broke, skier was caught and carried off their feet but stayed on top of the debris. They came to a stop maybe halfway down the debris field, gathered their things and skied out, did not look like they were injured.

The cornices are very well developed on the Patsy ridgeline and there are some large chunks on the slope below.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1