Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 30 m
- Weak Layer
- Depth Hoar
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 107 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 30 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”
Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Gallagher, Dale (1967). The Snowy Torrents 1910-1966: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. Alta Avalanche Study Center
Incident
- Number Caught
- 3
- Number Carried
- 2
- Number Partly Buried
- 1