Incident

Avalanche: Empire Pass

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Quick report

Slope Angle
34°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
30 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
91 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2896 m

Deer Valley Patrol responded to a rider buried to their waist. No injuries reported.

Forecaster Comments:

Jeff Brown went to investigate on 1/3/98 and said it was an old snow avalanche failed on a layer that formed on 12/21-1/1. The farther it ran, the deeper it stepped down. Approximately 1/3 down the track it ran to facets near the ground. No shear on the crown face. "Disease Bowl"

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1