Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 610 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2743 m
One home damaged beyond repair, two others hit with dust clouds. Inverted snow conditions with heavy snow on top of light snow.
“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