- Submitted by
- kylegpotts
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 22:00
- Location
- 51.206568° N 117.454694° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.45469369734116,51.20656805698408,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Skier triggered avalanche on Youngs Peak")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 22:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NW
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,600m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 150m
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Witnessed a skier triggered approx size 1.5 off the second step coming down from Youngs peak. Skier was taken for 150m or so ride. We could hear over radios that they were not buried and ok. Avalanche initiated from skiers turn on the convex roll on skiers right side. Around 20 other tracks coming down the step from the past 2 days.
