Avalanche

Avalanche: Green Slope

Benson HighSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
12 m
Slab Thickness
13 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
3200 m

After our tour on green slope our group was entering back into Brighton resort. We notice rapid wind loading on NE through NW slopes. Fresh wind slabs were very noticeable. A skier in our group performed a ski cut and immediately a small slab broke at his feet and ran about 40' down the slope.