Avalanche

Avalanche: West Willow

Mark BorgesSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

On our way to Bear Trap along the West Willow Bowl South ridge, sympatheically released the SE cornice. Soft Slab, 9490' 1'-2' deep 100'