Christmas Eve with the Teddy Bear Trees

Quick report

Weather

windy, cloudy

Ride Type

openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Avalanche

Run Length

100

Slab Width

15

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

15

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

SE

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

40

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2130

Runout Zone Elevation

2000

Weak Layer Burial Date

2024-12-23

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-12-24T18:30:00.000Z

We a suspicion of triggering something near the ridge as we saw cracking while skinning up/around the ridge. The first skier triggered a wind-slab on rolling 40degree feature - just off the ridge - which quickly propagated and swept all the storm snow (15cm) 100m below. The skier was able to easily exit safely after trigger. We also heard multiple large sounding naturals from higher up.