Tryst Chutes avalanche size 2

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, foggy, stormy, warm, wet

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, heavy, wet

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionTemp

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

overcast

New Snow24 Hours

60

Storm Start Date

2024-05-01

Storm Snow Amount

60

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

mixedSnowRain

Avalanche

Run Length

150

Slab Width

30

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

noWindExposure

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

100

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Trigger Distance

0

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

looseWet, persistentSlab, wetSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-05-02T19:30:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

6

Terrain Trap

gullyDepression

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

planar

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

1

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

We were two groups going to do some laps on Trust Chutes. On the last lap, one skier triggered the avalanche but managed to stay at the surface and ended up partially buried. One ski lost.