Avalanche

Avalanche: Dog Lake area

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Avalanche

Slab Width
53 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Picture #1:Remotely Triggered from above starting zone (Main Dog Lake Chute-Right Nostrol. Picture #2: Dog Lake Chute #2: Remotely triggered while walking on top of the ridge. Picture #3: Extremely sensitive structure cracking and collapsing experienced throughout the late afternoon tour. Both Dog Lake Chute slides ran full path with propagation up to 175 feet wide.