Avalanche

Avalanche: Back Bowls

UAC ObserverSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
46 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
8 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Finally, this observation was taken at 1630 and the majority of the crown face was already filled in with the new snow and transport since the incident. Subsequently there is most likely a significantly larger amount of load now on adjacent slopes in this area above and to the SW as this part of the Brighton Back Bowl system wraps around to the Stupid Chute area