Bow summit avalanche

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

openTrees, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Great skiing in the E facing treeline chutes. Much more variable HS above.

Avalanche

Run Length

200

Slab Width

25

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1.5

Slab Thickness

20

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

E

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2370

Runout Zone Elevation

2340

Weak Layer Crystal Type

facets

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2023-12-23T21:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

4

Terrain Trap

slopeTransitionOrBench

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

2

Number Caught Only

2

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

shallow

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

unsupported

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Skinned above a steep unsupported rock slab. The snow at the crown was the only significant wind slab we’d seen all day. Should’ve listened to my spidey senses about the conditions. Got too comfortable after doing great laps in the treeline chutes.