Incident

Avalanche: Superior

Chris SommerSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
3353 m

I triggered a wet slab avalanche on the south face of Superior at around 12:30 on 3/6/15. I skied ahead of the slide and off to the side to a safe location. 3 other skiers were watching from above, prepared. However, nobody was carried or buried by the slide.

Incident

Number Caught
1