Incident

Avalanche: Albion Basin

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

Skier remotely triggered a slide engulfing another skier below who was buried to their neck.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1