Slide on Cokely

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Derek Kyostia · Mar 20, 2021 · South Island

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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.

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