Avalanche

Avalanche: Uintas

Justin CagleUintas
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Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Trigger Type
Snowmobiler
Vertical Fall
53 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
East
Start Zone Elevation
3109 m

To the best of our knowledge this avalanche was triggered by a snowmobiler early in the day and no one was caught? We think it happened while the rider was climbing the slope?