Incident

Avalanche: Scout Cabin Hill

Charlie OgdenSouthwest
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Avalanche

Slab Width
107 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
152 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3170 m

A snowmobile rider triggered an avalanche while on Scout Cabin Hill. He was caught, carried and fully buried. His partners were able to locate him because he had a few fingers sticking out of the snow. They dug him out. He was blue but came around and was ok.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Fully Buried
1