Incident

Avalanche: Rips Ridge

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
107 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
25 cm
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2774 m

Skier caught and carried and skied out. Avalanche broke at the layer with two crusts and damp snow.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1