Avalanche

Avalanche: West Desolation Ridge

HarrisSalt Lake
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Avalanche

Slab Width
11 m
Trigger Type
Skier
Slab Thickness
15 cm
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Start Zone Elevation
2865 m

From the ridge to the North I saw there had been a small slide on the face earlier today. It looked to have been triggered by a skier/snowboarder dropping off a soft spot in the cornice and ran a a couple hundred feet until the slope flattened out. The tracks would indicate that the person who triggered it was able to ride out. All observations are rough estimates as I was probably a half mile away.