Balu Pass Avi Ride

Activity

Skiing

Total in the group?

4

People fully buried?

0

People partly buried with impaired breathing?

0

People partly buried with normal breathing?

1

People not injured (caught but not buried)?

1

People injured (caught but not buried)?

0

People involved?

2

Terrain shape at trigger point

Convex

Snow depth at trigger point

Variable

Terrain traps

• Cliff
• Trees

Skier 1 dropped in just below Balu Pass (NE facing) where its steepest and a bit rocky. Looks wind loaded. He stopped on top of the rocky cliffy bit (top of dark blue spot). Skier2 (teal x) dropped in, triggered the slope and skier 1 went for a ride over the cliff, came to a stop 50 to 100m lower. Half buried, had pulled his avi bag, and wasn't injured beyond bruises. He lost a ski. The crown is 1-2 feet, at least 50m wide, and it ran to where it flattens out. Small slope, but skier 1 was lucky to not get hurt in the cliffs or trees.

...windloaded, steep, rocky feature. The sliding surface looked like a really smooth surface, our first day out and didn't go investigate but some windslab or crust.