- Submitted by
- Peter Barševskis
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 21:15
- Location
- 51.473750° N 117.420330° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.42033,51.47375,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "The Burn")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 13:15
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 40cm
- Slab width
- 60m
- Run length
- 80m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,900m
- Start zone incline
- 24°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,820m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Windward slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Classic human over confidence of slope. On the tour up saw three other two day old NE aspect 30cm crowns from natural avalanches. As the skier rolled over the slope triggered the avalanche, soft wind slab / storm slab. Skier slid with avalanche for 30-40 m (no burial - stayed on top of the soft debris). Bed surface was a buried wind crust.
