dogleg

Quick report

Weather

cloudy

Ride Type

steepSlopes

Stayed Away

openTrees, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

ok

was going to be an easy day and then we decided to push over to the dogleg and take a look, after finding deeper snow we decided to head up and attempt to ski the dogleg but on coming down we triggered a slab and one skier got taken out by out

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Avalanche

Run Length

100

Slab Width

4

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

40

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2550

Runout Zone Elevation

2450

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-10-30T16:38:00.000Z

slab layer that we think formed after the winds from the day before, it was an isolated pocket on the face

Incident

Group Size

2

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

1

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

deep

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

after skier dropped in a slab triggered about 10-15 feet above them which took them for a ride luckily no injuries and all gear was recovered