Burstall pass

Quick report

majosrnik ยท Mar 10, 2024

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
crusty
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Your spelling and grammar seem generally correct, but here are a few suggestions for clarity and style: "Went up to Burstall Meadows area today. We were trying to avoid anything steep, eventually climbing up to the steeper 'hump' on the right side of Burstall Pass, which looks like the very left side of the mountain. One skier climbed up with zero problems; the snow felt super dense, almost icy, topping out to the rocks. Two more skiers heard a dull noise and triggered a small avalanche. Approximately a 40m square area broke 1m deep, taking them down and stopping. They were safe on top and walked away unharmed. The last skier skied down from the top also fine. Eventually, we realized we remotely triggered an easily size two avalanche on the whole mountain. Nobody in the valley was seen in the area at the moment. However, we skied down around the debris and had our avalanche beacons in search mode with zero results. Eventually, we checked in the parking lot, making sure all parties are down and safe."

Avalanche

Run Length
600
Slab Width
500
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
crossLoadedSlope
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
100
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
S
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
25
Avalanche Character
deepPersistentSlab, stormSlab
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Start Zone Elevation
2200
Runout Zone Elevation
1800
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-03-10T17:45:00.000Z

"Went up to Burstall Meadows area today. We were trying to avoid anything steep, eventually climbing up to the steeper 'hump' on the right side of Burstall Pass, which looks like the very left side of the mountain. One skier climbed up with zero problems; the snow felt super dense, almost icy, topping out to the rocks. Two more skiers heard a dull noise and triggered a small avalanche. Approximately a 40m square area broke 1m deep, taking them down and stopping. They were safe on top and walked away unharmed. The last skier skied down from the top also fine. Eventually, we realized we remotely triggered an easily size two avalanche on the whole mountain. Nobody in the valley was seen in the area at the moment. However, we skied down around the debris and had our avalanche beacons in search mode with zero results. Eventually, we checked in the parking lot, making sure all parties are down and safe."

Incident

Group Size
3
Terrain Trap
noTrap
Group Activity
skiing
Number Injured
0
Number Involved
2
Number Caught Only
2
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

"Went up to Burstall Meadows area today. We were trying to avoid anything steep, eventually climbing up to the steeper 'hump' on the right side of Burstall Pass, which looks like the very left side of the mountain. One skier climbed up with zero problems; the snow felt super dense, almost icy, topping out to the rocks. Two more skiers heard a dull noise and triggered a small avalanche. Approximately a 40m square area broke 1m deep, taking them down and stopping. They were safe on top and walked away unharmed. The last skier skied down from the top also fine. Eventually, we realized we remotely triggered an easily size two avalanche on the whole mountain. Nobody in the valley was seen in the area at the moment. However, we skied down around the debris and had our avalanche beacons in search mode with zero results. Eventually, we checked in the parking lot, making sure all parties are down and safe."