Avalanche

Avalanche: Farmington Lakes

Casey PastranaOgden
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Avalanche

Slab Width
91 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
53 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

Snowmobiler was side hilling at the base when the slab broke up top, snowmobiler was able to turn out and wasn't carried by any snow.