Incident

Avalanche: Mt Baldy

Chris PondSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
38 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

Oops, very little snow in the chute, brown crust etc. I got to about 100 feet above the choke and cut left to make a turn into about 6 inches of snow and released a large soft slab crossloaded (2 feet deep) above me on the side of the chute. It took me halfway down the choke (200feets or so) and briefly buried me.

Photos taken in the afternoon: Kobernik

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1