Burstall Pass

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Burstall Pass

Information

Activity
Skiing

Group details

Total in the group?
2
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
Convex
Snow depth at trigger point
Deep
Terrain traps
  • No obvious terrain trap

Comments

See avalanche tab. 1 skier caught but stayed on surface, only ran for ~15m despite being wide and deep - small slope. 40 degrees for approx 5m then concave - supported slope. Triggered at convexity.