Skier triggered avalanche Haphet Kheud bowl

Location Name: 

Haphat Kheud bowl

Region: 

Gulmarg

Name: 

Brian Newman

Email Address: 

3bnewu@gmail.com

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Observation made by: 

Public

Observation Date and Time or Estimated Date and Time of Avalanche: 

Friday, 27 January, 2023 - 6:00am

Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 

Yes

Conditions Alerts:

• Avalanche Activity

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Observation

Snowpack Details

Terrain

Terrain: elevations: 

Above Treeline

Terrain: aspects: 

N

NE

E

Avalanche Details

Avalanche Type: 

Persistent Slab

Failure Plane/Weak Layer: 

Old Snow

Trigger

Trigger: 

Skier

Terrain

Aspect: 

Northeast

Starting Elevation: 

~3800m

Size

Destructive Size: 

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

Avalanche Length (Vertical Run): 

2624ft.

People Involved

Number of people caught: 

1