Incident

Avalanche: Hogum

UAC ObserverSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
49°

Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Slab
Slab Thickness
10 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3231 m

General note These windskins were enough to knock a person down and surely off a cliff or into rocks. This wind slab we encountered and triggered was on the skin track up in a tight couloir. Trigger was first person. Group spacing key.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1