Avalanche

Avalanche: Alexander Basin

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Avalanche

Slab Width
152 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2621 m

Remotely triggered slide with 50 meter width crown travelled approximately 200 meters downslope to debris field, no skiers carried. Crown propagated from skier location but only slid about 1 meter downslope before stopping, this crown in total extended out of view in both directions across slope with about 500 meters of terrain visible from vantage point with approximately 2' depth at skier location and 3' depth at avalanche location. Slide propagated to near surface layer with soil exposed in some locations. Skier location approximately 40.6802, -111.6782.