Avalanche

Avalanche: Mill Creek Canyon

Luke GSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

Remote trigger from ~500ft out. Crack from ski tip (just below cornice) traveled out and connected to slide where it started and broke another 100ft across on a convexity. Traveled along opposite side of ridge and could not break more of the slide by dropping cornices.