Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 38 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
Wasatch local,caught,spun,carried and impacted rocks with impact injury to hip and lower back injury. Able to walk/shuffle self out to Alta. Hospital evaluation : no fractures. 1st skier into main gully from the saddle between Rocky and Sunset. Soft slab :"sluff" broke out of steeper features to skier's left of gully Could of been a tragedy...
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Injured
- 1