- Submitted by
- nick.melnyk
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 08:00
- Location
- 52.607681° N 119.266548° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-119.26654788198394,52.60768071531976,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Spicy butter chicken at Allan")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 22:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 2 to 5
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 80cm
- Slab width
- 200m
- Run length
- 150m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Remote trigger distance
- 300m
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,200m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,050m
- Weak layer burial date
- Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Machine accidental remote triggered two size 1’s and one size 2 from 300m+ away on the flats at the base of slope
Suspected failure in the surface hoar buried 60cm down
Size 2 occurred on heavily trafficked area
