Incident

Avalanche: Stairs Gulch

The Snowy TorrentsSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
1067 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”

Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store

Williams, Knox (1975). The Snowy Torrents 1967-1971: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station

Incident

Number Caught
3
Number Carried
3