No Name ridge avalanche

Incident

Group Size

3

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

0

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

deep

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

unsupported

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

1

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Size 1 avy triggered by skier, 40cm crown, 10m wide, ran for 70m. Skier buried to the shoulders. East aspect at 1200m elevation