Mt Cain: West Bowl Avalanche
Quick reportMarkusR · Feb 27, 2022 · North Island
Quick report
- Weather
- warm
- Ride Type
- openTrees
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
Heavy overnight/early morning snowfall with snow showers through the day. Generally lighter/moderate winds with heavy gusts. Temperature was rising steadily over the morning.
Avalanche
Skier accidental size 2, storm slab over wind slab from previous day. Skier tried to avoid a convexity on "Sliders", but triggered the avalanche. Heavy winds from previous day had windloaded the slope, heavy snow overnight once winds had subsided created a storm slab on top.
Incident
- Comment
- <p>Skier was carried for <100m. Airbag deployed. Partial and relatively shallow burial from chest down in a seated position. Skier was able to dig themselves out. No injuries. No significant terrain traps. Skier was carried through a gully and stopped on the opposing slope, avalanche continued another ~150m. </p>