Incident

Avalanche: Cardiff Bowl

UAC StaffSalt Lake
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Quick report

Slope Angle
45°

Avalanche

Slab Width
21 m
Weak Layer
Facets
Trigger Type
Skier
Vertical Fall
152 m
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Slab Thickness
122 cm
Trigger Detail
Unintentionally Triggered
Start Zone Aspect
Northeast
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Start Zone Elevation
3018 m

Triggered by booting up from bottom. 4 people caught, one buried to waist, all OK.

Incident

Number Caught
4
Number Carried
4
Number Partly Buried
1