- Submitted by
- armstrong.kdw
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 19:30
- Location
- 50.264079° N 122.257587° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-122.25758656091602,50.26407936949067,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Below St. Jacobs")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 11:30
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 20m
- Run length
- 20m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Remote trigger distance
- 4m
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,850m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,830m
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Down flow
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Skier stopped part way down the slope before a convex roll. the slab was remotely triggered, the crown line started about 20 feet down slope from where the skier stopped.
