Party of two were travelling up a small drainage. One turned into a side drainage and was caught in a size two slab avalanche. Burial depth of approximately three metres suggests a terrain trap was involved, likely a creek or gully feature.
Avalanches
Date/Time
Size
Type
Trigger
Elevation
Aspect
Slab width
Slab Thickness
2.0
S
Ma
2200 m
N
50 m
-
Weather
Present Temp
Max Temp
Min Temp
24hr Trend
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
Sky Condition
Precipitation Type & Intensity
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Snowpack
Snowpack
24hr Snow
Storm Snow
Storm Date
-
-
-
-
Snowpack Comment: AST instructor assisting with rescue suspected January 15 surface was failure layer.