Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 76 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 274 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 76 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3231 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 4
- Number Carried
- 4
- Number Injured
- 1
The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”
Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Knox Williams (1975). The Snowy Torrents 1966-1971: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station