Avalanche

Avalanche: East Bowl

SSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Wind slab broke 4-8 inches deep on skiers second turn. 30 feet wide ran 150 feet or so. Skier was able to stay ahead of the slide. Debris was not deep enough to bury a person but could have been bad in more consequential terrain.