- Submitted by
- dchornick5
- Observations date
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.224094° N 117.552892° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.55289212227902,51.224094412635026,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "bonney glacier")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 07:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,960m
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
Comments
Witnessed a relatively large avalanche rip off the headwall above the Bonney Glacier around noon, on a north-northeast facing slope. We were transitioning on the moraines as it happened. Cloud cover made it difficult to observe the start zone, best guess would be cornice fall or glide crack. Finished transitioning and skied down some light powder on north aspects with some thin crust on east aspects.
