Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 35°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 274 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 152 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3109 m
“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”
Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Atkins, Dale; Logan Nick (1996) The Snowy Torrents: Avalanche Accidents in the United States, 1980-86. Colorado Geological Society, Colorado Avalanche Information Center
Incident
- Number Caught
- 2
- Number Carried
- 2
- Number Fully Buried
- 2
Partner Recovery- triggered by the sixth skier on the slope