- Submitted by
- lukejamieson
- Observations date
- Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.349980° N 115.064640° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.06464,49.34998,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Tunnel Ridge")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 2
- 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)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Shallow
- Terrain traps
- No obvious terrain trap
Comments
Observed a skier triggered avalanche in Mercury Bowl. Skier triggered a point release size 1 avalanche from the recent wind slab while skinning up questionable terrain. Skier was partially buried, but was able to self rescue.
