Incident

Avalanche: Days Fork

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
6 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
12 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
North
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
2987 m

Skier dug into bed surface to keep from going down - very wind loaded slope.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1