Avalanche

Avalanche: Ogden Mountains

Doug WewerOgden
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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
9 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2316 m

A party remotely triggered this small wind loaded slope on an exposed upper ridgeline. Party was about 100 feet away and both below and to the side of the slope when it was triggered. Failed on weak near surface facets or surface hoar. This same slope was not reactive to a skier on Tuesday, before the strong winds loaded this slope.