Avalanches at the Gorge
Avalanchemeganderson90 · Nov 26, 2016 · Jordan
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 200
- Slab Width
- 60
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Trigger Distance
- 0
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2000
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2016-11-24T20:00:00.000Z
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-11-25T11:45:00
Our group released an avlanche when a snowboarder traversed the slope before skiing down. This is the avalanche reported here. In the afternoon we saw a second avalanche further NW on the same slope and aspect. We did not observe the second avalanche occur but heard several skiers were caught in the avalanche but everyone skied out safely.