Oldman

mel-o-d , Thursday 14th March, 2024 5:35PM

Second rider on 2400m north-facing slope triggered size 2.5 Feb. 3 persistent slab during first turn after traversing onto 25-30 degree slope. They went for 100m ride, staying on the surface with no injuries and stopping mid-track buried to the waist with the avalanche continuing over the next roll. Avalanche was 100m wide, 0.5-1m deep and ran ~300m. Third picture has red X marking trigger point, purple X marking partial burial.