Avalanche

Avalanche: Bountiful Mountains

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Avalanche

Slab Width
122 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
244 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
244 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2743 m

Rider triggered from below. Two riders went across the bottom and it was triggered by the third rider. He had no idea it went and he just barely made it past as it slid behind him.

Averaged 8' deep with 10' in deepest areas.