King’s Throne Avalanche

Quick report

Riding Quality

ok

Incident

Group Size

2

Terrain Trap

trees

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

concave

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Size 2.5 slab avalanche with 2 people involved. Initiated 20 meters above in shallow area and propagated 50 meters wide. Crown height ranged from 20 to 120 cm. Ran on size 2 facets between crust and knife hard wind slab. Avalanche ran 250-300 meters. Slope angle 30-35 degrees.