Incident

Avalanche: Little Superior

BillySalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
27 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
137 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
20 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
South
Avalanche Problem
Wind Slab
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Red line marks the start of the avalanche at the top with arrow at the bottom showing the toe of the slide debris. Other significant debris had previously run through the rocky choke below from a natural slide.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1