- Submitted by
- looseseal
- Observations date
- Friday, February 5, 2021 at 22:00
- Location
- 50.724113° N 123.279575° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, February 5, 2021 at 14:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 20cm
- Slab width
- 200m
- Run length
- 100m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,050m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,950m
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
Comments
Accidental skier triggered wind slab avalanche. Skier was skiing over convex slope into a rocky chute. Slab broke above skier. Skier was able to out-run avalanche without being caught. Propagated wider than expected across entire slope. Slab thickness varied from an estimated 20cm - 40cm thick. Skiers entry tracks looks R at top of photo. Avalanche bed was a chalky consistency
