Avalanche

Avalanche: Lanes Leap

Mason FrederickSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
8 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
2896 m

Windloaded north northeast aspect. Bed surface on ground. It had slid before we got there. There was a skin track 5-10 yards above the crown.