- Submitted by
- hamishdbaird
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.061514° N 120.781459° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-120.78145852658,49.06151426349126,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Manning March 2nd avalanche")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 19:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 110cm
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Start zone elevation band
- Below treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,790m
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,759m
- Weak layer burial date
- Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Trigger was a hard turn above a convex roll, skier skied out of slide without difficulty. Area was a small zone of relatively complex features.
