Incident

Avalanche: Strawberry

richard hathawayUintas
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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
168 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2682 m

i triggered this side south of strawberry in willow canyon i was climbing a steep hill i a drainage when slide broke at the top of the climb and swept me to the bottom and spitme out out on the side of the slide my sled was partially buried 60 yards up the slide.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Injured
1