- Submitted by
- Waterton Visitor Safety
- Observations date
- Monday, February 15, 2021 at 18:00
- Location
- 49.021441° N 114.031249° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-114.03124878268677,49.0214407366914,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Buchanan Ridge natural avalanche")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 16:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 24 to 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 50cm
- Slab width
- 20m
- Run length
- 50m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,900m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
