Avalanche

Avalanche: Skyline

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Avalanche

Slab Width
91 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

It appears that a snowmobiler jumped off a cornice and triggered this windslab when he landed. His track indicates he rode off of it and wasn't caught.