Wind Slabs at Webb-McDonald Col

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Wind Slabs at Webb-McDonald Col

Information

Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
Less than 12 hours ago
Number of avalanches in this report
2 to 5
The size of avalanche
1
Slab width
10m
Run length
10m
Avalanche Character
  • Wind slab
Trigger type
Natural
Start zone aspect
  • NW
Start zone elevation band
  • Alpine
Start zone elevation
1,900m

Comments

Small size 0.5 windslabs on north aspects around MacDonald and Webb. Very windy causing wind transport, pockets of hard wind slabs forming.

Was able to find a pocket on microterrain where we could trigger shooting cracks.