- Submitted by
- Pepper
- Observations date
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 17:15
- Location
- 49.102844° N 117.860488° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 17:15
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 20cm
- Slab width
- 3m
- Run length
- 12m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,970m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,940m
- Weak layer burial date
- Friday, March 14, 2025
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
In bounds skiing, so we let our guard down and weren't really thinking about avalanche danger. Dropped into a line and on the first turn the wind loaded slab triggered all around skier. Skier was knocked off their feet and carried 30 feet down slope. Arms where free and they where able to push off and avoid obstacles, no injuries sustained.
