- Submitted by
- Parks Canada Visitor Safety
- Observations date
- Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.104250° N 115.770180° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.77018,51.10425,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Fracture line profile - persistent slab")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 21:30
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 24 to 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 65cm
- Slab width
- 60m
- Run length
- 69m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Remote trigger distance
- 25m
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Below treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,105m
- Start zone incline
- 38°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,035m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
