- Submitted by
- robjanousek
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 22:40
- Location
- 49.607210° N 121.079820° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-121.07982,49.60721,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Thar Peak Critical Loading")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 14
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 2
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 2
- People involved?
- 4
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Convex
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Average
- Terrain traps
- Slope transition or bench
Comments
On our ski descent at 1515m a size 1.5 storm slab to the 30cm critical loading depth was released accidentally when cutting high across a 45 degree convex feature. Runout swept two members of our party resulting in partial burials. A ski was released and was buried/recovered. Majority of the party was spotting from the bench below as the first members to ski the feature sequentially dropped over the convex roll. Remaining party members spotting from above then descended via shallower, sheltered terrain.
