Avalanche

Avalanche: Squaretop

JDSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
76 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

Strong west wind on the ridge loading Square Top on leeward side. New snow wind load was 2 - 3 ft deep based on pole probing. Cornice dropped while traversing ridge triggered slide on north end of ST. Imagine if skier triggered, may have propagated further south into the main shot and been much larger?