- Submitted by
- jeffgharker
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.415230° N 117.291330° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 20:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 24 to 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 6 to 10
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 35cm
- Slab width
- 10m
- Run length
- 5m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Trigger subtype
- Intentional
- Remote trigger distance
- 5m
- Start zone aspect
- E
- N
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Below treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,700m
- Start zone incline
- 45°
- Weak layer burial date
- Sunday, January 30, 2022
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Multiple small avalanches on steep sections of sheltered cut block between 1500-1800m. 35cm slab was running on late Jan melt freeze crust and Jan 30 Surface Hoar (15-25mm). Large sections of mellow sheltered areas would settle and crack remotely from up to 10m away.
