Class 3 to ground below Moomin Peak
IncidentArtem Bylinskii · Feb 17, 2020 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, cold
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, crusty
Weather
- Max Temp
- -5
- Min Temp
- -18
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Wind Direction
- SW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 3
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 200
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SW
- Site Elevation
- 2400
- Ski Penetration
- 0
- Foot Penetration
- 0
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- crust, variable
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 1000
- Slab Width
- 200
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 3
- Slab Thickness
- 150
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 30
- Avalanche Character
- deepPersistentSlab, windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2400
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-02-17T14:30:00
Small wind pocket released stepping down large slab to ground.
Incident
- Group Size
- 2
- Terrain Trap
- gullyDepression
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Involved
- 1
- Number Caught Only
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- average
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- concave
Managed to stay afloat. Dislocated shoulder and bruised thigh. No lost gear.