Gorge KM 15

Quick report

lskoldsauce · Feb 23, 2022 · Jordan

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, cold
Ride Type
convexSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
sunnySlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
powder

Skied (5 skiers) the North side on the 1st run: No signs of instabilities while skiing and with two ski cuts done (awesome snow). Skied the NW side the run after: 4 skiers went down the small gully: no sign of instabilities, sluff only. Fifth person skied more on looker's left (see pictures) and triggered a size 1 avalanche in the open trees.

Avalanche

It seemed like a localized (see Quick section comment) avalanche that was in a sheltered (no wind slab) area. Most likely a storm slab that was maybe sitting on the weak layer of surface hoar? Did not go back up to analyse the avalanche closely unfortunately.

Incident

Comment
<p>See Avalanche section comments. </p>
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