Incident

Avalanche: Porter Fork

The Snowy TorrentsSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
37°

Avalanche

Slab Width
46 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
213 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
2835 m

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Killed
1
Number Carried
1
Number Fully Buried
1

Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1980-1986, Nick Logan and Dale Atkins.