Skiers triggered a wind slab while ascending the north couloir on Abiathar Peak on 1/2/21. On their descent they triggered another similar sized slab . They were not caught or injured, and felt lucky to "dodge a bullet".
From email: "We approached Abiathar north cirque intending to climb and ski the north c couloir Two extended column tests were performed and it was determined that the main threat was new snow on shallow facets... At approx 10,500' the first member of our party released the first s slab so we pulled the plug and began to prepare for descent. Upon descent, I dropped first and faded left to eddy out behind a rock outcrop and released the second sl slab which broke just upslope of me. I was able to edge into the bed bed surface d the sla slab n past without incident."