Delayed Slab Avalanche - Dyatlov Pass Incident

[fomofo]

Recent Wired article re-thinking a 1959 incident which claimed the lives of several cross country skiers touring in a remote area of Russia.

https://www.wired.com/story/dyatlov-...slab-avalanche

[John_B]

The whole "delayed slab" phenomenon seems to be overthinking it if there was active loading overnight due to wind.

[Peyto]

The whole "delayed slab" phenomenon seems to be overthinking it if there was active loading overnight due to wind.

I recently listened to the audiobook, Dead Mountain, and there were two factors that always made me doubt the avalanche theory, those being the openings cut from the inside of the tent, and the dispersion of the victims. Either way a fascinating story.

[summit]

I remember reading about that like 15 years ago and thinking "oh avalanche followed by hypothermia, paradoxical undressing, and death," but when I looked a map it didn't look steep... interesting explanation from the research article

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00081-8