- Submitted by
- agoodhue
- Observations date
- Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.340700° N 114.440970° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-114.44097,49.3407,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Syncline Valley Avalanche")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 4
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 0
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Convex
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Shallow
- Terrain traps
- Gully or depression
Comments
First skier on the slope remote triggered a size 2 avalanche from a thin spot, was able to ski away, no involvement. Crown depth 40-100 cm deep, failed on surface facet layer formed during cold snap, below older hard wind slab. Avalanche ran surprisingly far down gully feature, pulling out a few other small pockets on gully walls on the way down.
