- Submitted by
- SethV
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 21:00
- Location
- 54.868669° N 127.517711° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-127.5177105039138,54.86866904351908,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Skier triggered avalanche")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 21:00
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 250m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Skier was able to outrun the avalanche and get to the side. The top half of the chute slid as a wind slab and the bottom half slid on the persistent weak layer. The crust layer propagated more easily than expected from hand shear tests.
