Oldman
Quick reportmel-o-d · Mar 14, 2024 · Dogtooth
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
See incident report for info.
Incident
- Group Size
- 3
- Terrain Trap
- slopeTransitionOrBench
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 0
- Number Involved
- 1
- Number Caught Only
- 0
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- variable
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 1
- Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
- 0
Second rider on 2400m north-facing slope triggered size 2.5 Feb. 3 persistent slab during first turn after traversing onto 25-30 degree slope. They went for 100m ride, staying on the surface with no injuries and stopping mid-track buried to the waist with the avalanche continuing over the next roll. Avalanche was 100m wide, 0.5-1m deep and ran ~300m. Third picture has red X marking trigger point, purple X marking partial burial.