- Submitted by
- cooperhagley
- Observations date
- Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 20:00
- Location
- 50.824940° N 118.711000° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 20:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 40cm
- Slab width
- 60m
- Run length
- 30m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,000m
- Start zone incline
- 45°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,900m
- Weak layer burial date
- Wednesday, January 11, 2023
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- No wind exposure
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Riding Old Growth to avoid alpine, open patches in the forest have been sliding aswell, 30cm of new dry snow on surface hoar is to blame
