Backside of Bye-Bye Bowl

Quick report

karel ยท Dec 9, 2022

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

Avalanche

Persistent slab triggered by a skier at a thin spot on rocks propagated 15m above the skier into deeper snowpack and released on a convex roll. The slab was running on facets. No signs of instability noted before the incident.

Incident

Comment
<p>Avalanche was triggered by 3rd skier in the group which was taken down about 20m and ended up being partially buried but not injured. 1st skier was at a safe spot lower down. 2nd skier was impacted by the running mass, slid 15m but managed to stay on the surface.</p>
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