- Submitted by
- markallanwestbrook
- Observations date
- Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 20:00
- Location
- 50.042530° N 122.921190° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-122.92119,50.04253,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Touchy Wind Slab on Steep N Aspects")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 20:30
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 35cm
- Slab width
- 5m
- Run length
- 50m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Remote trigger distance
- 0m
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,100m
- Start zone incline
- 40°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,050m
- Weak layer burial date
- Wednesday, November 30, 2022
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Triggered a wind slab skiing the North side of Flute Bowl. Hard slab fractured above on second turn. I was able to ski safely away to the side and avoid being carried by the debris.
