- Submitted by
- reid.schretlen
- Observations date
- Monday, February 18, 2019 at 19:30
- Location
- 50.366911° N 119.068096° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Cold
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
South aspect
At or below tree line
Sheltered slope
Incline = 15 degrees
Elevation = 1850m
Overcast with light snowfall
Foot pen 50cm
CTE 1 down 40cm sudden collapse
Late Jan surface hoar
CTE 4 down 46cm sudden collapse
Easy to pull the block off
(AST Level 1 course at Silver Star)
