Incident

Avalanche: Bells Canyon

Zach GrantSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Surface Hoar
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southwest
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

The party was in Bells Canyon, they determined a safe spot, which 3 members of the party had stopped by, as the 4th member came into the chute, the entire thing slid. Two of the members got off the slab and ended up right at the crown, one of the other members grabbed hold of a tree, the other slid quite a ways down, grabbing onto a tree, until a rather large block came down and smashed him off the tree. After sliding down a little bit further, he was able to dig into the bed surface. This was reported to me by the member of the party who had to grab onto a tree and was hit off by a large block. He reported the crown being 2 feet deep and approximately 50 feet wide.

Incident

Number Caught
2
Number Carried
1