size one surprise in surprise pass

Avalanche

Run Length

300

Slab Width

25

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

15

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Trigger Distance

5

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

30

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2200

Weak Layer Burial Date

2024-02-03

Weak Layer Crystal Type

facets

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-02-24T19:29:00.307Z

skiing up from the lake to ski the bowl out, in sparse trees climbers left of main path rounded a small hump and noticed an obvious wind slab. went to back up and it remote triggered just above me, propogated to my skis but didnt pull me down. occured in gulley feature that caused the snow to run quite a distance. suspected feb 3rd crust with facets on top, but two layers visible when looking at the crown, did not investigate further. turned around as aspect the slab occured on was the same as our planned route. use caution when skiing surprise pass as good potential for windslab at the top