Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 36°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 76 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Intentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”
Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Atkins, Dale; Logan Nick (1996) The Snowy Torrents: Avalanche Accidents in the United States, 1980-86. Colorado Geological Society, Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Incident
- Number Caught
- 4
- Number Carried
- 4
- Number Injured
- 3
- Number Partly Buried
- 3
From the Utah Avalanche Center Annual Report 1980/81
Helicopter Skiing- Injuries Reported