Slide on Cokely
Quick reportDerek Kyostia · Mar 20, 2021 · South Island
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, warm
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, heavy, wet
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp
Avalanche
Witnessed a boarder and skier simultaneously drop into a ~35 degree slope with their buddy below them and 4 skiers on an up track. Fracture line was M shaped where the apexes being the points of entry onto the slope. Buried their buddy below to his neck. They were able to extricate him without shovels. Overheard saying that they had seen cracking on their way up. Brushed themselves off and skinned up for another line.