Avalanche

Avalanche: Silver/Days

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
8 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
137 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Cornice Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Cornice drop triggered wind-drifted snow hard avalanche. Reported one in Silver and one in Days Fork. Noted facets were the weak layer. Ski areas reported sensitive soft slabs during periods of higher precipitation and wind-drifting.