Grizzly Lake, Brandywine
Incidentg.m.nussbaumer · Dec 29, 2020 · Brandywine
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, cold
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1900
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-12-28T14:00:00
Slide occurred in thin-thick transition zone near rocks in lee terrane (see cornice top right of image).
Incident
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Involved
- 1
- Number Caught Only
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- convex
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 0
Skier triggered slide above them and was dragged over some rocks. Uninjured, not buried luckily just a broken ski. The line high in the image is a traverse line and below one can see the crown. The skier can be seen in the image below the crown.