- Submitted by
- scotbarb
- Observations date
- Monday, January 23, 2017 at 23:52
- Location
- 50.342390° N 122.473280° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Monday, January 23, 2017 at 12:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 3.5
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- NW
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Viewed avalanche from just above Upper Joffre Lake. Avalanche appeared to start within toe of Matier Glacier icefall and flowed over lower rock face with the debris field stopping just above the lake.
