Incident

Avalanche: Hogum

UAC ObserverSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
38°

Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
18 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3383 m

General note These windskins were enough to knock a person down and surely off a cliff or into rocks. This wind slab we encountered and triggered was on the skin track up. Trigger was first person. Group spacing key.

Incident

Number Caught
1