Avalanche

Avalanche: Cutler Ridge

Jon TiedesOgden
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2377 m

Skier remotely triggered from about 100 yards below. Did not ski or ride the slope, as we were trying to traverse below. Slide stopped about 2' from skiers tracks. Observed cracking and settling around the same time and after. Also noted activity from earlier in the season on the same slope.(also seen in picture, lookers right)