Slab avalanche on STS

Quick report

Ride Type

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche

Run Length

100

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

2

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-01-01T21:00:00.000Z

Watched a dry snow avalanche go off while doing Balu pass in the STS couloir. Pictures taken once the avalanche had come to a stop