Avalanche in Little Simpsons Gulch

adam.robert.katz , Saturday 17th February, 2024 9:10PM

Close call today. See avalanche section of report for details

We were confident from the forecast and skiing a high consequence line in Little Simpsons Gulch on HBM. I was skiing a steep NE facing sunny pitch below a convexity, and it started to slide around me. Might have been triggered by dog above, see first picture. Since I was near the top of the slide, it went past me quickly, and I was able to ride it out on my hip for the short time I was in it. I watched it funnel through short trees below me and continue a long way to valley bottom. No injuries.