Commonwealth Peak

Submitted by
kipfertaylor
Observations date
Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 19:30
Location
50.800390° N 115.331640° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Commonwealth Peak

Information

Avalanche date/time
Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 12:30
Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
Less than 12 hours ago
Number of avalanches in this report
1
The size of avalanche
2
Avalanche Character
  • Cornice with slab
Trigger type
Natural
Start zone aspect
  • E
Start zone elevation band
  • Alpine
Wind exposure
Lee slope
Vegetation cover
Open slope

Comments

Looked to be a cornice collapse above the East face of Common Wealth peak, triggering further small slabs upon contact on the way down. Viewed from across the valley at Rummel Lake. Roughly 2 hours of constant wind and storm loading was witnessed before collapse.