Beware of hard wind slab BLT!

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, hard, powder, windAffected

Avalanche

Run Length

80

Slab Width

8

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

downFlow

Avalanche Size

1.5

Slab Thickness

30

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

S

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

30

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1210

Runout Zone Elevation

1180

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

facets

Start Zone Elevation Band

btl

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

2

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

1

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

average

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

concave

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Size 1.5 hard wind slab triggered at top of small gully in lower Fish and Chips below tree line. Only took skier for a short ride, as the skier managed to self arrest near top of avalanche by grabbing a tree. Avalanche continued to run another 50m's.