- Submitted by
- artinge3
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.347620° N 117.449086° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.4490864528621,49.347619993252465,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Jan 23 Touchey")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 16:00
- 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
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 80m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- S
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,180m
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,100m
- Weak layer burial date
- Monday, January 15, 2024
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Fresh storm slab, 10 cm on top of 20 cm on Jan 15 hoar frost slab, this is what slid. Natural release, with trees more minor slope compared to those around. A third layer about 60 cm down found during pit test after avalanche observance broke easy.
