- Submitted by
- emily-jones
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.347898° N 115.064133° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.0641331868311,49.34789817219007,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Tunnel Creek")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 12:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 2 to 5
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- SW
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
Comments
2x Size 2 slab avalanches observed in alpine faces above the hut. Propagating wide, particularly around the toe of rock features. Did not observe depth so unknown if within storm or on persistent layer, but looked to be 50+cm deep.
