Avalanche

Avalanche: Short Swing

Adam HolmesSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
30°

Avalanche

Slab Width
12 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
18 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Start Zone Elevation
2652 m

Soft slab broke under skier in trees in upper third of Short Swing. Lots of settling/cracking through the day but this was the only one that ran, though pretty slowly on a 30 deg angle slope. No one caught or injured.