Harvey Pass Skier Accidental

Quick report

Weather

stormy

Ride Type

convexSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

NE

New Snow24 Hours

30

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

90

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

NE

Ski Penetration

30

Foot Penetration

45

Sled Penetration

40

Cracking Observed

1

Site Elevation Band

btl

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Avalanche

Run Length

300

Slab Width

100

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

80

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2100

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-11-18T19:03:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

1

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

2

Number Caught Only

1

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

The first skier of our group dropped in and triggered a slab after their first turn. The slope failed roughly 100 meters across and at it's deepest ~80cm. The skier was pulled through some small trees and stopped about 100 meters lower after they got tangled in a tree. The slide continued and petered out in the bottom of the slope as it flattened out. Aside from a bump on the arm and a lost ski pole the skier was okay. We went home after that