T2 OB
Observed Jan 14, 2023, 10:30 a.m. PST · Purcells
This report was submitted with an older form.
Avalanche report
- Run length
- 80
- Slab width
- 200
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Wind exposure
- Cross loaded slope
- Avalanche size
- 2.5
- Slab thickness
- 100
- Trigger sub type
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
- Start zone incline
- 30
- Avalanche character
- Deep persistent slab
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 2380
- Weak layer burial date
- 2022-11-22
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2023-01-14T18:45:00.000Z
Incident report
- Description
- Rider skiing just outside of the ski area boundary triggered an avalanche that propagated into the ski area. The rider did not get caught in the avalanche and was not injured.
- Group activity
- Skiing
- Number injured
- 0
- Number involved
- 0
- Number caught only
- 0
- Number fully buried
- 0
- Snow depth trigger point
- Deep
- Terrain shape trigger point
- Planar
- Number partly buried able breathing
- 0
- Number partly buried impaired breathing
- 0