Avalanche

Avalanche: Bear Trap

GlewSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
35°

Avalanche

Slab Width
61 m
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
183 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
61 cm
Trigger Detail
Intentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Southwest
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2621 m

This slide was triggered on the lower portion of the Bear Trap and Mule Hollow ridgeline, which you can see clearly from the road. The slide was intentionally triggered with a ski cut and propagated wider than expected. Definitely not a place one would want to get caught in an avalanche.