Avalanche

Avalanche: Mt Aire

Andy @skibum.utSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2438 m

Forecaster Comment: No details were provided about this avalanche other than it was a skier-triggered avalanche with no one caught. The depth of 2' on a northeast aspect suggests it failed on the faceted snow that formed during the January/February drought.