Incident

Avalanche: Brighton Perimeter

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
5 m
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3078 m

Skier jumped rock, broke his femur and triggered a small avalanche, uncertain if the avalanche caused the fall or was triggered by the skier's fall off the rock. Either way, the avalanche seemed to play a minor role.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Injured
1