- Submitted by
- navaranasmith
- Observations date
- Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 18:15
- Location
- 54.773718° N 127.266106° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-127.26610558221657%2C54.773718256003264%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "Touchy WSl today in-bounds @ HBMR")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 10:15
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 45cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 5m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,610m
- Start zone incline
- 36°
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Slab release on convexity in open connected bowl. Shooting cracks extended an additional 15 m from crown. Crown height variable, and quickly filled in with blowing snow. Slab failed on interface of the weekend's storm snow on 1F rounds. Still feeling touchy out there!
