Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 38°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 183 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 274 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 168 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2987 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 2
- Number Killed
- 2
- Number Carried
- 2
- Number Fully Buried
- 2
Narrative below provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. For further reference information see Appendix E. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Williams, Knox; Logan, Spencer, Walker, Emma, and Reardon, Blase (2017). The Snowy Torrents 1996-2004: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. American Avalanche Association