Tunnel Ridge

Quick report

Weather

windy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Stayed at Tunnel Hut on December 15th. Strong winds started around 5:00pm and continued through the night and all day on December 16th. Significant wind affect observed on east and south facing slopes.

Weather

Avg Temp

0

Max Temp

-8

Min Temp

-5

Wind Speed

windSpeedStrong

Blowing Snow

moderate

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Wind Direction

W

New Snow24 Hours

0

Temperature Trend

steady

Precipitation Type

none

Strong winds observed throughout the night at Tunnel Hut.

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Surface Conditions

crust

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Slab Width

30

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

20

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

looseDry, windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2000

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2023-12-16T20:00:00.000Z

Wind slab avalanche observed from Tunnel Ridge. See incident tab for more information.

Incident

Group Size

2

Terrain Trap

noTrap

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

0

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

shallow

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

planar

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

1

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Observed a skier triggered avalanche in Mercury Bowl. Skier triggered a point release size 1 avalanche from the recent wind slab while skinning up questionable terrain. Skier was partially buried, but was able to self rescue.