Zoa peak
Quick reportbjornvegsund · Dec 30, 2018 · Cariboos
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, windy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, convexSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- Good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Two parties involved in avalanches today on Zoa at same time. One larger group triggered a propagating slab avalanche approximately 150-200 m across and up to 67cm deep on surface host base. No burials no injuries. Our party chose a mellower ridge line but encountered a convexité that steepened. First skier triggered a slab avalanche and cArried downhill about 30-40 m. Airbag deployed , no injuries. Other skier was off to side spotting him and got caught and swept into a tree over a cliff. Not buried not injured. HS here was 225 cm. Crown 50 Cm on a buried hoar frost later. Easy propagation. Probed to find another deeper crust at 150 Cm. Temp about -5c. This was a north facing slope. Buried hoar layer seems to be abundant here.