Close call in the snowzone

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Close call in the snowzone

Information

Activity
Skiing

Group details

Total in the group?
3
People fully buried?
0
People partly buried with normal breathing?
0
People not injured (caught but not buried)?
1
People injured (caught but not buried)?
0
People involved?
1

Terrain details

Terrain shape at trigger point
Planar
Snow depth at trigger point
Variable
Terrain traps
  • No obvious terrain trap

Comments

Ski cut on north aspect slope (30 degrees) resulted in 10m crack 3m above skiier with propagation along the sides (end to end in the gulley), depth of slab unknown but best guess was 20cm. Slope did not slide, skiier was trapped at island of safety. No one was harmed.