Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 46 m
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 25 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northwest
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3109 m
I was caught in two separate avalanches today. The first carried me about 10 feet before I was able to grab onto a tree. The second occurred while I was trying to self-extricate from the face where the first slide happened. Both slides were approximately 10" deep, but the second was much larger, spanning 160 feet wide. There is extreme avalanche danger on that face, and I am incredibly lucky to be alive.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1