Kurzbericht

Reactive snow on Kill Devil mountain

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Incident

Group Size
11
Terrain Trap
trees
Group Activity
skiing
Number Injured
0
Number Involved
2
Number Caught Only
1
Number Fully Buried
0
Snow Depth Trigger Point
average
Terrain Shape Trigger Point
convex
Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
1
Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
0

Snowpack was not reactive in the trees. New storm snow sitting on smooth wind pack layer at treeline failed and propagated with a ski cut on the skin track. Snow slid under the track and caused the snow above to become unsupported and fail.