Slide at the Gorge

Quick report

Weather

windy, cloudy

Ride Type

steepSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

sunnySlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Had a small avalanche while ski touring at The Gorge 14.5KM. We didn’t see any recent avalanche activity or any signs of instability while on the way up . Ski cut a slope that didn’t produce anything results. Second person came down but was a bit to the side of where the ski cut was and produced a 1.5 avalanche . Skier was caught and was buried up to her thigh . Lost a ski and a pole but was otherwise unharmed . While skiing out to get to a safer slope we ski cut another size 1. Slope was NE facing . Suspected failed on the SH that was buried down after the most recent storm . Other than that skiing was great .

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Slab Width

10

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1.5

Slab Thickness

45

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Weak Layer Crystal Type

surfaceHoar

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2021-01-30T14:43:00

Incident

Group Size

4

Terrain Trap

gullyDepression, trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

4

Number Caught Only

3

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

shallow

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

1