- Submitted by
- blount06
- Observations date
- Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 20:15
- Location
- 50.146996° N 123.089183° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 07:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 2 to 5
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 8m
- Run length
- 40m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- NW
- Start zone elevation
- 1,500m
- Start zone incline
- 50°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,450m
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Recent snow and a steep slope combined with change in temperature naturally triggered several avalanches in above the Boulder Field before Hanging Lake. Sizes varying from 1-2
