Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 24 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 122 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- West
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2316 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
- 1
- Number Killed
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1980-1986, Nick Logan and Dale Atkins.