Storm slabs
Quick reportfisalelstone · Apr 20, 2023 · Gold
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow
On our way up we saw evidence of the previous storm cycle with various crown lines up to size 1 (24-48 hours old). After skiing our line (on our exit route), a skiier triggered a size 0.5 while contouring around the base of a steep convex roll feature. Skiier was caught but not buried and there were no injuries. Release was a storm slab on a NE aspect at 1500m.
Incident
- Comment
- <p>Skiier carried but not buried. Skiier was skinning along base of convex roll.</p>