Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 5 m
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Slab Thickness
- 15 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1798 m
Skier triggered two small avalanches which carried skier's 45 lb dog about 100'. Dog was running down the fall line and got caught in shallow avalanche and swept into a stand of trees in a gully. Dog was partially buried but dug himself out. All five skiers are okay and the additional 3 skiers behind the trigger did not trigger additional slides. There were several other witnesses outside of the ski group nearby.