Avalanche

Avalanche: Emma Ridges

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Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Start Zone Aspect
South
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

As we skied out around 4pm on Emma #1 ridge my partner triggered a sluff in the gully which entrained more and more snow and gained speed as it slid.

I’m pretty sure it slid on the ice crust as it was sliding nearly 2 minutes after it started