Incident

Avalanche: Bob's Knob

Steve MowerProvo
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Quick report

Slope Angle
30°

Avalanche

Slab Width
18 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
24 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Slab Thickness
30 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2591 m

Triggered when skier fell. Broke 10' above him and victim rode slide 50' or so. Nothing lost, not hurt. No cracking or collapsing noted, no wind effect. Happened on 2nd run but did not take out earlier tracks.

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1
Number Partly Buried
1