Observer Name
Bill
Observation Date
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Avalanche Date
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Region
Ogden » Snowbasin Backcountry
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
North
Slope Angle
43°
Trigger
Snowboarder
Trigger: additional info
Unintentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Depth
18"
Width
60'
Vertical
800'
Caught
1
Carried
1
Comments
"Around 2 PM, ~ 43 degrees, NNE facing, 9440', 5 turns in, the slope cracked out above me, guessing 1.5 feet deep, 50 to 70 feet wide, and carried me 4 or 500 feet over a rock band. I seem to have hit the rocks with my board (judging from the 6" core shot and bent edge, which I did not feel), tumbled over the rock band, cushioned by the debris, then felt the harder bed surface in the chute, tried to dig in an edge, got my head out and got oriented, more heelside edge contact, gradually slowed down as the debris washed over my shoulders and past me. The slide ran another 4 or 500 feet. Bruised heels, a little beat up, but basically unhurt."
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