Skier triggered slide on Saddle Pk

Saddle Peak
Bridger Range
Code
SS-ASu-R1-D2-I
Elevation
8900
Aspect
NE
Latitude
45.79430
Longitude
-110.93600
Notes

A skier in the Slushman's lift line at 12:30 watched a skier trigger a soft slab above the first cliffs on the face of Saddle. They skied out and got lucky. It was 150' wide propagated towards the skyline ridge.

 

Number of slides
1
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Skier
Trigger Modifier
u-An unintentional release
R size
1
D size
2
Bed Surface
I - Interface between new and old snow
Problem Type
New Snow
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Single Avalanche
Advisory Year
19-20