- Submitted by
- AMcLeod
- Observations date
- Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.587049° N 115.324749° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.32474866734036,49.587048803146786,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Bull Riding")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 21:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone incline
- 40°
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
The avi report was in the back of my mind: “avalanches on this layer could break wider and run further than expected.”
Facets on crust with a developing wind slab overtop proved to be the ingredients for this class one slide that ran onto a protected bench and stopped. Micro terrain features and a limited overhead hazard helped mitigate a potentially larger slide from occurring. A lot of terrain features seemed a little suspect today with settlements and cracking underfoot. Good reminder to treat “moderate” as “considerable” when field observations are in in your face.
