Remote trigger

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, foggy, warm

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

crusty, heavy, wet, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Avalanche

Run Length

60

Slab Width

10

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

S

Trigger Distance

20

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

38

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1260

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-21T21:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

9

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

1

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

variable

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

concave

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Remote triggered avalanche from ski group touring under steep overhead. Group was spaced out to mitigate exposure and loud whump heard by tail end of group that were close to the effected area. The slab started moving 2-3 seconds after the sound was heard and collected at the feet of one skier.