Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 47°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 91 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 91 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2835 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 4
- Number Killed
- 1
- Number Carried
- 4
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 2
Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1967-71, Knox Williams.