Sky pilot instabilities

Quick report

Andre · Dec 11, 2022 · Gold

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Quick report

Weather
cold
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow

No whumpfing or settling seen as we skied/skinne.

Avalanche

Our group remotely triggered a small slab avalanche which started on on steep terrain with a thin snowpack on the sides of the gulley we skied. It wasn't obvious what exactly triggered the avalanche as we skied the main gulley below the steep start zone of the avalanche but could see our tracks near the bottom so assume it was a remote trigger, in fact we didnt notice the avalanche until after we had finished skiing (as it didnt trigger immediately when we were skiing but our tracks were the only ones near it). We spotted another skier (shown in orange) who skied above the avalanche area (unsure if he'd seen it) before cutting skiers left, but we then saw he had triggered a huge (5+ meter) shooting crack above him on the steep slope he skied (same slope as the avalanche).

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