Accident: Alta Periphery 1/19/2012

Observer Name: 
Anonymous
Observation Date: 
01/19/2012
Occurrence Date: 
01/19/2012
Occurrence Time: 
4:30pm
Region: 
Alta Periphery
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake
Location Name: 
Under Supreme lift (which was closed)
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Avalanche Characteristics
Elevation: 
Unknown
Trigger: 
Skier
Trigger: additional info: 
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type: 
Hard Slab
Weak Layer: 
Facets
Depth (avg): 
unknown
Width: 
Unknown
Vertical: 
Unknown
People Involved
Caught: 
1
Carried: 
1
Partly Buried: 
1
Accident & Rescue Info
Accident & Rescue Summary: 

We received a second hand, anonymous report of a lone skier who skinned up near Alta and entered the Supreme area, which was closed. They attempted to ski down the steep slopes under the lift and triggered an avalanche, which carried him down quite a ways where he was mostly buried but managed to get out on his own.  He lost a ski but recovered it.  They reported it to the Alta Ski Patrol afterward.  He had an Avalung but did not remember to get it in his mouth, plus, everything happened so quickly.

Again, this was an area of Alta that was closed at the time and no avalanche control had been conducted.


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