Steep Creek
Incidentroz.pcps · Feb 25, 2023 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- cutBlocks, sunnySlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -10
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 20
- Slab Width
- 15
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 30
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1950
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1920
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-02-25T23:30:00.000Z
Skier triggered size 1 slab. There were tracks on either side of a short convex roll. Traversing the top of it set off a small slab on top of a crust that could be felt all along the N aspects in the alpine.
Incident
- Group Size
- 2
- Terrain Trap
- trees
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 0
- Number Involved
- 1
- Number Caught Only
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- shallow
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- convex
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 0
- Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
- 0