- Submitted by
- Rasmus Bergström
- Observations date
- Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 21:15
- Location
- 50.082130° N 122.862010° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 21:15
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 5m
- Run length
- 100m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,200m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,100m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Did a reckless ski cut over a the slope to stand in a more “protected” spot to take some photos but the slope was in fact unsupported, convex and crossloaded, a perfect recipe for an avalanche.
Got a bit spooked but happy it turned out to be so small!
