Avalanche

Avalanche: Superior

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Wet grains
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Late afternoon skier's triggered saturated snow that turned to a wet loose avalanche running 1000'.