- Submitted by
- schissler99
- Observations date
- Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 22:00
- Location
- 50.395620° N 122.491540° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 22:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 80m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 1,700m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,600m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Unsupported Convex roll, propagated amongst rocks, didn't get in to look at bed surface but was seeing wind pressed layer with surface hoar laying on top in similar aspect.
