Thar

Incident

kyle.sullivan.me · Feb 8, 2020 · Coquihalla

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Quick report

Weather
warm, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Very little propagation in most places, but some propagating caused some slides in various sizes.

Avalanche

One size 2 witnessed in bowl, triggered by skier at top, skier stayed above slide, ESE aspect. Two subsequent size 1.5’s triggered by skier, skier stayed above slide, SE aspect. One size 1 witnessed on ~48 deg short slope (10m high), triggered by skier at top, 7m wide, ~10” dp, buried up to waist along w a second skier at base of slope, other group members at base of slope, outside of slide area, ready to assist but it was not needed.