Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 213 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2713 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Killed
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1980-1986, Nick Logan and Dale Atkins.