Remote Trigger

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Remote Trigger

Information

Activity
Skiing

Group details

Total in the group?
3
People fully buried?
0
People partly buried with impaired breathing?
0
People partly buried with normal breathing?
0
People not injured (caught but not buried)?
0
People injured (caught but not buried)?
0
People involved?
0

Terrain details

Terrain shape at trigger point
Planar
Snow depth at trigger point
Deep
Terrain traps
  • Gully or depression

Comments

Skiers observed a size 3.5 avalanche from the ridge remote trigger. Avalanche ripped out to ground facet layer across entire slope and had an average crown height of 1m, with it reaching 2m in some places. No skiers involved in slide.