Incident

Avalanche: Wolverine Cirque

Nelson AbantoSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

This was my third lap on this aspect. The slope was loading a little more each time and on the last lap there was enough to knock me down and take a ski.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1