Avalanche

Avalanche: No Name Bowl

SpitzerSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Skier
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

We triggered a D2 soft slab ~15 cm deep that propagated 60 feet wide from the upper ridge line. This avalanche was on the SE face of No-Name Bowl. We noticed that the avalanche was running very fast and went well into the run out zone.