Oboe Avalanche Report

Submitted by
emily_k
Observations date
Monday, March 14, 2022 at 21:00
Location
50.036120° N 122.905660° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Oboe Avalanche Report

Information

Activity
Other
Splitboarding

Group details

Total in the group?
2
People fully buried?
0
People partly buried with impaired breathing?
0
People partly buried with normal breathing?
0
People not injured (caught but not buried)?
0
People injured (caught but not buried)?
0
People involved?
0

Terrain details

Terrain shape at trigger point
Convex
Snow depth at trigger point
Variable
Terrain traps
  • No obvious terrain trap

Comments

We knew of the wind slab formation on the rider's left. The person leading did not know the area very well and as we tried to cross the slope he dropped too low. He stopped right on top of the convexity then caused a small slide to propagate. We rode one at a time to the far (rider's) left to exit out of the potential start zone. As I was crossing the slope I noticed a shooting crack just above me which was the start zone for the rest of the slide. Both of us managed to ride to safety.
The crown is on the right; started from the convexity and propagated across the slope. The light was very flat and with light snow it was difficult to see. While riding across the slope (to the looker's right) to reach a safer zone I saw a shooting crack above me.