Reactive snow on Kill Devil mountain

Incident

Group Size

11

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

2

Number Caught Only

1

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

average

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

1

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Snowpack was not reactive in the trees. New storm snow sitting on smooth wind pack layer at treeline failed and propagated with a ski cut on the skin track. Snow slid under the track and caused the snow above to become unsupported and fail.