Vail & Summit County

Avalanche

The avalanche was remotely triggered on a north northeast slope. The start of the slide was around 12,200ft. The avalanche was triggered at about the 4th or 5th turn on the adjacent skiers right ridgeline just before the large cliff lookers left in this picture. The avalanche broke almost to the ground with a crown depth of almost 2.5 ft. R3 D2. Slide initiated on a slope that was about 40 degrees and north facing.