Incident

Avalanche: Hidden Canyon

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
40°

Avalanche

Slab Width
30 m
Weak Layer
Depth Hoar
Trigger Type
Snowboarder
Vertical Fall
305 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
46 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Snowboarder triggered, caught and carried buried to their neck. Failed on facets above the crust.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1