Incident

Avalanche: Jolleys Hole

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Avalanche

Slab Width
38 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
24 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer

Did not see the event but talked to the one who triggered it. He was almost to the top when it triggered causing him and his sled to ride the slide down the hill not buried.

FORECASTER NOTE: Numerous avalanches have occurred in Jolly's Hole this season. There is a good chance that this avalanche slope has also avalanched earlier in the season. Slopes that have already avalanched this season continue to be quite likely to avalanche again. However, it is very difficult to determine whether a slope has avalanched earlier this season by just looking at it. You really need to pay close attention to a particular slope all through the season to know it's history. This makes things very tricky out there still. Brett Kobernik

Photos: Aaron Sorenson

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1