Blacksmith ridge remote size 4 deep persistent

Quick report

Riding Quality

good

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Party above remote triggered size 4 deep persistent slab avalanche from ~50m away. The avalanche ran full path; burying ski and skin tracks from the morning. We were dusted by the powder cloud while standing in mature timber at the end of the runout zone. All parties accounted for at parking.

Avalanche

Run Length

1400

Slab Width

400

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

4

Slab Thickness

150

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Trigger Distance

50

Avalanche Character

deepPersistentSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2400

Runout Zone Elevation

1900

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-03-01T20:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Activity

skiing

No skier involvement.