Observer Name
Jeremy Jensen
Observation Date
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Avalanche Date
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Miller Bowl, East
Location Name or Route
Miller Bowl
Elevation
8,700'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
41°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Hard Slab
Avalanche Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Weak Layer
Facets
Depth
5'
Width
400'
Vertical
600'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Buried - Partly
1
Comments
This was a repeater avalanche that had broke naturally about a month or so ago. Broke to the ground in the exact same spot but did propagate wider this time than the previous slide. Crown looked to be possibly 6-7 feet deep and 500 feet wide at least. Ran full slope creating a massive debris pile at the lower shelf. Failed to the ground.
According to the skier he had passed the crown about 50' or so when it broke. Cracking loudly, sucking him in and taking him for a ride all the way to the bottom. He came to a stop atop the debris next to a good sized tree. Skis and poles lost. He was extremely lucky to have survived the ride and ended up on top.
There were day old or more snowmobile tracks all over the apron below and the slide debris covered most of them. The skier had ridden many lines far to the lookers right of the bowl throughout the day.
Comments
Skier was traveling and skiing alone. He was extremely lucky to have survived this slide. I spoke with him about a half hour after the incident and he was visibly shaken, but grateful to be alive.
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