Avalanche

Avalanche: Twin Lakes Pass

Nick BurrSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
51 cm
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Winds blew really hard locally (terrain forced flow) from the N from like 6:00pm to 7pm and were likely cross loading E. No slab was present on laps 1 and 2 on twin lakes pass, prob 5:20-6 ?? Anyway met these cool guys from Cham (hi!) that then triggered this on our way up our 3rd east facing lap off the pass, everyone was fine I think they skied out of it, didn’t get carried or if they did it was fine. But it was sizeable. Slab came built incredibly quickly. Maybe 25 minutes.. One of the fastest loading events I’ve ever seen in person. It was also dumping. Prob classic 36-38 degree trigger point on a roll. Ran a hundred maybe 200 feet maybe? or so feet. Didn’t really hang out under it though. I called it in to Alta central too so if they do a report maybe combine into one. Hopefully photo upload works. Windy tonight so I’d have tomorrow @ considerable up high. It was probably blowing like 20mph for close to 30 min straight.

Also if anyone knows the French guys I had fun chatting on our laps and wish I got contact info tell them to reach out maybe dm me on IG at itsmenickfromschool