Phelix Creek PWL
Incidentn.matwyuk · Dec 22, 2019 · Birkenhead
Weather
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Precipitation Type
- none
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 30
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Slab Thickness
- 60
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1870
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2019-12-22T11:00:00
Skied mellow line first. Then went to check out this slope. Spotter setup in safe position. Skier cut the slope aiming for big trees. 2/3's of the way across the slope whumped and the slab broke away. Skier got to trees and was fine.
Incident
- Group Size
- 2
- Number Involved
- 0
- Number Fully Buried
- 0