Incident

Avalanche: Weber Canyon

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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
122 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2926 m

Incident

Number Caught
2
Number Carried
2
Number Partly Buried
2

Two people caught carried and partially buried. One to their knees and one to their shoulders. Multiple sets of tracks on slope before it failed. Wind slab avalanche failed near the ground.