- Submitted by
- Steve 'Reidles' Reid
- Observations date
- Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 22:00
- Location
- 60.308210° N 134.993430° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-134.99343,60.30821,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Wheaton avalanche tour")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 18:28
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 6 to 10
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Avalanche Character
- Loose wet
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- S
- SW
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
The Wheaton hasn't been through a widespread natural cycle, but at its thinnest extent (W side of Grey ridge, and Northeast end of the valley) there is significant avalanche activity from steep and rocky start zones. Wet slides running far, probably size 1-2 for the most part based on their size, but certainly with a more '2+' feeling for destructive potential! Several of these have run to ground. No similar aspects further down the valley observed to have run.