Avalanche: Bear Trap

7:30am, while exiting through the gully, I rode up onto the steep but short left hand wall. New snow broke above me and pushed me about six feet down to the floor of the gully. I stayed on top but had a job getting my skis out. Not sure exact depth but the run-out was short and contained, so it can't have been much. No injuries, just a nice, sudden wake up call.