Incident

Avalanche: Stupid Chute

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Avalanche

Weak Layer
Density Change
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
137 m
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
North
Start Zone Elevation
3048 m

Merry Christmas to me! After getting human factored caught and carried for the first time (300 feet or so) i only lost my poles! Clearly I shouldn't have taken a shortcut up Wolverine given that moderate winds were actively changing yesterday's snow. Boy do I feel stupid...

(Photo by Craig Gordon, who was in the area later in the day. Note the ridgeline wind drifting)

Incident

Number Caught
1
Number Carried
1