Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- Surface Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 244 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 51 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3109 m
Brighton Ski Patrol was alerted and responded to a skier triggered slide in the pioneer ridge backcountry area. Slide occured in 10321 bowl which faces East with a hint of south. It appeared to propagate on surface hoar 18-20 in deep. Skier triggered a small pocket which in turn released a larger slab below. Skier was able to claw into bed surface and end up mostly on top of debris. Lost some equipment but otherwise OK.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1