Overview of a skier triggered slide that occurred on Christmas day 2013. The skier followed the red line. It was triggered at the little red dot. He was able to maintain his speed and escape to the left. The avalanche debris ran about 700 feet vertical through the trees below. Conservatively the debris involved 4,000,000 pounds of snow. Photo: GNFAC
Forecast link: GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Fri Dec 27, 2013