Avalanche

Avalanche: Rocky Point

Eric PraetoriusSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
53 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
152 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

This avalanche was triggered from 300 ft away and it fractured on the ridge and propagated 175 ft up the ridge and then cracked another 100ft up the ridge into another chute.The Avalanche broke to the ground and ran 300ft between Aframe and Bframe about 300ft before it stopped in the trees below.