Panorama Mountain Resort Inbounds
Quick reportowenpeters87 · Feb 23, 2025 · East Purcell
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- clear
- New Snow24 Hours
- 15
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 60
- Slab Width
- 5
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 60
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-02-23T18:26:00.000Z
Incident
- Group Size
- 2
- Terrain Trap
- gullyDepression
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 1
- Number Involved
- 1
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- deep
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- unsupported
One skier flanking above started a Size 1, other skier traversed into avalanche. Skier was hit by the sluff and taken down the rest of the avalanche 45 meters into a flat terrain trap. Skiers caught in avalanche head was barely visible above the snow. Partially buried from chest down at end of slide due to terrain trap, in a flat area depression. This was an inbounds area, however not much ski compaction was present. Slide went to ground on a steep slope.
