Thar
Incidentkyle.sullivan.me · Feb 8, 2020 · Coquihalla
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.