Avalanche

Avalanche: Ivory Slabs

Eric HSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

On Sunday I found msyelf on Powerline ridge noting a lot of tracks down PWL terrain-- The Hallway, Holy Toledo, and the Ivories, namely. It looked to me like skiers had remotely triggered this slide in the Ivory area.