Incident

Avalanche: Cardiac Bowl

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
36°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3292 m

Skier caught and carried. Injured knee when skier hit a rock while trying to exit avalanche off the flank.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Injured
1

Helicopter Evacuation with Wasatch Backcountry Rescue (WBR)