Avalanche

Avalanche: Snake Creek Pass

Kikkert, ManosSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
9 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
3 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Triggered on a ski cut. Began as wet loose, but pulled out a chunk of wind slab mid-track and ran much further than it would have otherwise. Winds were really getting down into the Snake Creek drainage, with lots of cross loading. The pocket pulled out by the wet loose was one of these cross loaded pockets.