Balu Pass Avalanche

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Balu Pass Avalanche

Information

Activity
Skiing

Group details

Total in the group?
4
People fully buried?
0
People not injured (caught but not buried)?
1
People involved?
1

Terrain details

Terrain shape at trigger point
Convex
Snow depth at trigger point
Shallow
Terrain traps
  • Cliff

Comments

Saturday, November 8th at 12:30, observed size 2 skier accidental on NE aspect of Balu pass, this sympathetically triggered 2x size 1-1.5 slabs. Debris covered most of NE slope from 2050m to 1930m. 1 skier involved and partially buried, deployed airbag and self rescued. An additional size 1 skier accidental was triggered by a group member while searching for lost ski on the slope.