- Submitted by
- cordillera.tech
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 21:00
- Location
- 49.813370° N 115.550290° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.55029,49.81337,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Lewis Creek Avalanche")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 21:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Avalanche Character
- Deep persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- NW
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,400m
Comments
Natural avalanche observed on Jan 8th. Looked like it occurred within the past 12-24 hours and it failed on a deep layer near the ground, likely the early December rain crust.
