Christmas Gully

Quick report

vienmnguyen · Jan 30, 2022 · North Shore

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Quick report

Snow Conditions
crusty, heavy, powder, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Snowpack

Snow relatively stable on S aspects but sliding left and right on N aspects.

Avalanche

Multiple size 1-1.5 storm natural and remotely triggered slab avalanches on N/NW/W aspects scouring the snow all the way down to the crust layer.

Incident

Comment
<p>Remotely triggered storm slab avalanche initiated in the trees skiers left of Christmas Gully at 1,240m. Crown was only ~30 cm deep but snow accumulated as it slid and partially buried skier ~80cm in the middle of the gully.</p>
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