Sliders Slid

Avalanche

Jes Scott · Feb 14, 2021 · North Island

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

We skied the West Gully in West Bowl twice back to back. We saw this avalanche on Sliders between our two runs. We saw tracks at the top of the slide so we are assuming it was skier triggered. We couldn’t see any signs of people escaping the avalanche at the top or bottom, so we did a quick scan with our beacons for people buried.

Weather

Avg Temp
-2
Max Temp
0
Min Temp
-6
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
light
Sky Condition
overcast
Wind Direction
N
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
snow

Avalanche

Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
2
Start Zone Aspect
W
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1450
Runout Zone Elevation
1300
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2021-02-14T14:00:00