Avalanche

Avalanche: Hallway Couloir

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Avalanche

Weak Layer
New Snow
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
West
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

After skiing NW entrance with dry snow, team noticed wetter snow at W aspect at top of couloir. 1st skier made 2 turns and escaped to safe spot on skier's left, before choke. New snow slowly collected from behind and swept out the rest of the couloir below.