Windslab

Avalanche

Run Length

90

Slab Width

30

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

60

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

E

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

40

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2100

Runout Zone Elevation

2050

Weak Layer Burial Date

2026-04-16

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-04-16T19:49:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

3

Terrain Trap

noTrap

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

1

Number Involved

2

Number Caught Only

0

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

deep

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

1

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Size 2 windslab, Skier accidental. 5th lap of the day, skier entered slope and felt slab release. Slab broke 2M above skier and dragged them down the slop approximately 70M. Skier partially buried with head and shoulders out of snow, lost ski poles, suffered severe knee injury. Avalanche size estimate - 60cm x 30M crown, ran for 90M - Size 2