Incident

Avalanche: Spring Canyon

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Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Injured
1
Number Fully Buried
1

Snowmobile triggered, failed on buried depth hoar. Caught and carried and complete buried against a tree. Broke their leg.