Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Hidden bowl/Zero bowl

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Route & General Observations

Standard up track

Avalanche Details
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Trigger SkierRemote Trigger No
Avalanche Type Soft SlabAspect West Northwest
Elevation 2800ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown Depth 12inWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Near Miss / Accident Details
Number Caught/Carried? 1Number Partially Buried?0
Number Fully Buried?0Number Injured? 1
Number Fatalities?0  
Avalanche Details

First skier on slope. No positive ski cut on the entrance. Second or third turn in triggered avalanche and was caught and carried. Avalanche propagated across terrain features and on to separate slopes. Debris in the bottom catchers mitt 4-5’ deep. Snow was not winded after yesterday, BSH was easily identified on the bed surface.

Events of the day

Day prior had a full day of terrain progression with very few isolated pockets of activity, this was our first run of the day.

Rescue events

Skier sustained an injury to his knee, we splinted and evacuated via snowmachine.

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