Incident

Skier triggered slab - partial burial

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Quick report

Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

Snowpack

Surface Conditions
newSnow

Avalanche

Run Length
150
Slab Width
30
Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
38
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
SW
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1850
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2023-01-19T21:29:00.000Z

Skier navigating in thick whiteout, ski cut convexity at the entrance of chute with no reactivity, skied a few turns and triggered a slab lower down in concave terrain. Skier went for a 75 m ride and was buried to the chest and dug themselves out. SW aspect open rolling terrain at 1850m.

Incident

Group Size
8
Terrain Trap
noTrap
Group Activity
skiing
Number Involved
0
Number Fully Buried
0
Snow Depth Trigger Point
average
Terrain Shape Trigger Point
convex
Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
0
Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
0