Avalanche

Avalanche: Salt Lake

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Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
48 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Intentionally Remote triggered a steep NE facing rocky bowl from 200yards away on ridge line. Four persons ascending with split boards in ski mode. Collapse and sympathetic release initiated a bit further away than anticipated.