Incident

Avalanche: Millicent Peak

UAC Staff and Brighton Ski PatrolSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
9 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Ski cut on control mission. Patroller caught and carried 30'. Weak layer noted as collapse of buried crust with heavy wind-loading noted above the crust.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1