- Submitted by
- jdtrapperboy
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 20, 2022
- Location
- 49.434512° N 114.866514° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-114.86651376725145,49.43451204308889,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Day ended very interesting!!")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 14:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 2 to 5
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 40cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 150m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Other vehicle
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Below treeline
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar and facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Day started great with no signs of instability, whumping or cracking. Then our mid day trip back towards the Rolling Hills Cabin, we rounded the upper portion of a bowl/gully below treeline. After the 2nd snowbike crossed, the entire gully slide. As did the next as we approached. No one was caught, no injuries. Conditions even in the safer areas, are not safe. Any slope will likely let go from our observations today. We didn't stay to take photos considering what occurred.