Avalanche

Avalanche: East Bowl

Kobernik-HardestySalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
24 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
107 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
41 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
West
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Drew triggered this one as we were descending the ridge from a safe, flat spot above and the slope collapsed and propagated into steeper terrain below. It stepped down in the mid portion of the slope and also released two other small pockets sympathetically.