Avalanche

Avalanche: No Name Bowl

Greg Gagne & Sam KapacinskasSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
34°

Avalanche

Slab Width
38 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
53 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
41 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Remotely triggered this slide while descending low-angled ridge between No Name Bowl and No No Name Bowl along Park City ridgeline. We had stopped atop a steeper rollover (< 30 degrees) and the slide pulled out on a steeper slope that was between 30 and 35 degrees. Crown ranged from 30-45 cms deep, failing in faceted snow.

ECT above the crown ranged from ETCP15 to ECTPV (failed upon isolation)

SS-ASr-R3-D2