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Christmas Gully

Published
Jan 30th, 2022 11:00 AM
vienmnguyen
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

49.412059, -123.193957

Avalanche Information

Multiple size 1-1.5 storm natural and remotely triggered slab avalanches on N/NW/W aspects scouring the snow all the way down to the crust layer.

Snowpack

Snow relatively stable on S aspects but sliding left and right on N aspects.

Incident

Remotely triggered storm slab avalanche initiated in the trees skiers left of Christmas Gully at 1,240m. Crown was only ~30 cm deep but snow accumulated as it slid and partially buried skier ~80cm in the middle of the gully.