Touchy Soft slabs

Quick report

Weather

stormy, windy, cloudy

Ride Type

denseTrees, openTrees, steepSlopes, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

A learning day with large amounts of snowfall overnight and throughout the day. Saw naturals up to size 1. We hiked up from km15. At the summit we saw a large crown at least 40cm deep on a NW aspect that ran about 10m that had been skier triggered already by a group of three by the time we reached the ridge. Skiing was great but there were shooting cracks and soft slabs that were running fast and could gain some momentum if steep enough. Our group triggered a size 1 with 1 involved with no injuries or lost gear. The everything was releasing from the lower side of trees.

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Slab Width

20

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

40

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Avalanche Character

stormSlab, looseDry

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

1850

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

btl

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-06T21:30:00.000Z

Incident

Terrain Trap

trees, gullyDepression

Group Activity

skiing

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex