Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 9 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 152 m
- Avalanche Type
- Dry Loose
- Slab Thickness
- 20 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2835 m
A lone skier enter the Coffin Chutes and released a loose snow avalanche. The snow entrained in the chute catching the skier and sending him over some rocks and through the trees. The skier came to a rest near the toe of the debris, then evacuated with assistance from Wasatch Backcountry Rescue.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Injured
- 1