Avalanche

Avalanche: Big Springs

Logan Cookler - WPGProvo
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Avalanche

Slab Width
76 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2957 m

Intentionally triggered on ski cut, failure was on basal facets