Incident

Avalanche: Murdock Peak

The Snowy TorrentsSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
43°

Avalanche

Slab Width
53 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

Incident

Number Caught
2
Number Killed
1
Number Carried
2
Number Fully Buried
1
Number Partly Buried
1

Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1980-1986, Nick Logan and Dale Atkins.