Powder 8s

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Slab Width

25

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1.5

Slab Thickness

25

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

SW

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

30

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1140

Runout Zone Elevation

1125

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-14T21:30:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

2

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

1

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

0

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

average

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Skier was cutting across a small opening in the trees below a roll on the lowest feature of the run powder 8s and trigger a small pocket ~Size 0.5 or smaller, then was standing in the slope and attempted to escape to the dense tree cover on their left and when doing so triggered this avalanche size 1-1.5 which broke around them pulling them through the trees below. Skier was on the surface, no major injuries but a bit rattled, lost a ski and hit their head and ribs. Skier then took my skis and walked back through to the ski hill where they could be assisted by ski patrol and I bootpacked back to the ski hill with their other ski.