Slab Avalanche

Information

Activity
Skiing

Group details

Total in the group?
5
People fully buried?
0
People partly buried with normal breathing?
0
People not injured (caught but not buried)?
0
People injured (caught but not buried)?
1
People involved?
1

Terrain details

Terrain shape at trigger point
Planar
Snow depth at trigger point
Shallow

Comments

Skier was crossing wind loaded slope and triggered a wind slab around 20m above. The skier was able to run to a rocky out crop to avoid being taken for a ride. No injuries were sustained.