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 tr trigger soft sl slab bove 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