Avalanche

Avalanche: Daly Canyon

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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
61 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Cornice
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Park Record February 6, 2008 Potentially skier triggered cornice fall that triggered an avalanche in a closed area of Deer Valley in the Daly Chutes 5/6. This avalanche was 5' deep and 200' wide by 200' vertical. Ski patrol teams searched the site because of tracks nearby. NWS reported 26" of new snow prior to the avalanche.