- Submitted by
- tylerhallman
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.212980° N 117.468760° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 4
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 1
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Concave
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Deep
- Terrain traps
- Slope transition or bench
Comments
We were touring the low angle slopes above Asulkan hut. Low visibility. Accidentally/unthinkingly skied through a steep wind loaded roll very close to the hut as we hurrying back. The slope avalanched, catching one person, who was buried up to their armpits. We were still in uphill ski mode (basically cross country skiing downhill), so the skis didn’t release and were a real anchor.
Avalanche ran for only 25m, propagated about 75m wide, with a 45 to 60 cm crown.. Size 2.
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