Avalanche south aspect

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Incident

Group Size

6

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

0

Number Caught Only

0

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

variable

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

planar

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Avalanche trigged behind second skier on the slope. Remote triggered second avalanche in adjacent terrain feature. Skier on slope was able to ski to an island of safety before the avalanche caught him. Avalanche started smaller and slow moving and stepped down got larger. The two avalanches merged at a gully (terrain trap) it got really large and fast with a big powder cloud small trees snapping etc.