Backcountry avalanche accident South Apherwat Bowl

Location Name: South Apherwat Bowl backcountry (outside gulmarg ski area) Region: Gulmarg Observation Date and Time or Estimated Date and Time of Avalanche: Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 13:00
Location:	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: Yes Conditions Alerts: Avalanche Activity Persistent Problem

Observation made by: Forecaster

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

At the time of the accident above 3400m fog limited visibility to 5m.

Snowpack, Avalanche, Weather Images:

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph:

Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

250cm

Terrain

Terrain: elevations:

Above Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type:

Deep Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer:

Ground

Additional number of similar avalanches:

Trigger

Trigger:

Skier

Trigger Modifier:

Accidentally Triggered

Terrain

Start Zone Slope Angle:

32degrees

Aspect:

North

Starting Elevation:

above-treeline

Size

Destructive Size:

D3 Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a

Relative Size:

R3 Medium

Crown Height:

8 ft

Avalanche Width (Average width):

980ft.

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):

1900ft.

People Involved

Number of people caught:

More than 5

Number of partial burials:

Number of full burials:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

Above 9000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

None

Wind Speed:

Calm

Sky Cover:

Obscured by fog, etc

Precipitation:

None

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

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