- Submitted by
- Parks Canada GNP
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:00
- Location
- 52.242980° N 117.237080° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.23708,52.24298,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Wilcox natural size 2.5")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Monday, December 27, 2021 at 19:27
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- More than 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Slab thickness
- 50cm
- Slab width
- 50m
- Run length
- 175m
- Avalanche Character
- Deep persistent slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,700m
- Start zone incline
- 45°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,650m
Comments
Observed from highway. Appears to have started as a natural wind slab, stepping down to the nov 5 crust mid path.
