Montana Bowl Skier Trigger
Observed Dec 12, 2022, 3:00 p.m. PST · Selkirks
This report was submitted with an older form.
Avalanche report
- Run length
- 500
- Slab width
- 30
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Avalanche size
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 80
- Trigger sub type
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- SW
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees
- Start zone incline
- 30
- Avalanche character
- Persistent slab
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 2197
- Runout zone elevation
- 2080
- Weak layer burial date
- 2022-11-17
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar, Facets
- Start zone elevation band
- Tln
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2022-12-12T20:00:00.000Z
Incident report
- Description
- The snowboarder triggered avalanche about halfway down the slope and was able to pull out off to skier's left.
- Terrain trap
- Trees, Cliff
- Group activity
- Skiing
- Number injured
- 0
- Number involved
- 1
- Number caught only
- 1
- Number fully buried
- 0
- Snow depth trigger point
- Average
- Terrain shape trigger point
- Planar
- Number partly buried able breathing
- 0
- Number partly buried impaired breathing
- 0