Incident

Avalanche: Willard Peak

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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
107 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Remotely Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
2652 m

Narrative below provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. For further reference information see Appendix E. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store

Williams, Knox; Logan, Spencer, Walker, Emma, and Reardon, Blase (2017). The Snowy Torrents 1996-2004: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. American Avalanche Association

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Killed
1
Number Carried
1
Number Fully Buried
1