Avalanche

Avalanche: Two Dogs

CurtisSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Triggered an avalanche while walking on the ridge above Two Dogs. It cracked along the existing skin track and spread for 50 feet. The cornice didn't slide, but the entire slope below it did running to the base of Days. The wind has already developed some sizable cornices.