Incident

Avalanche: No Name Bowl

JesseSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

I was riding the Quicksilver Gondola back towards PC base yesterday afternoon 3/16 around 3pm and noticed in poor light what appeared to be an avalanche on the skier's R side of No Name Bowl. The gondola window was difficult to see through but I swore I saw a track exit the debris and continue down the skier's L flank of the avalanche. Maybe they intentionally triggered a cornice and then skied the debris, or maybe they got caught but were able to exit stage L. Either way, didn't see it reported by this morning so I figured I'd add to the database. All characteristic data are my best guesses.

Incident

Number Caught
1