Incident

Avalanche: Meadows

SLPSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
15 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
91 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
76 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2835 m

Found one of the sensitve wind slabs Evelyn warned of this morning on El Rollo. After a few scratchy runs on the more Easterly lines we decided to ski where the roll had slid big just before Christmas. More worried about there being enough snow on the bed than triggering a repeater, it was a bit of a surprise. I was able to ski off it to the slide and avoid being swept into what's left of the Aspens at the bottom of the roll. Hadn't seen the extent of the Christmas slide yet - 1000 vert to the Creek and appears to have taken out quite a bit of wood.

Two other photos by C. Gregersen

Incident

Number Caught
1