- Submitted by
- segraham85
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 16:00
- Location
- 49.852910° N 123.002310° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 16:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 45cm
- Slab width
- 50m
- Run length
- 40m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,450m
- Start zone incline
- 32°
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Triggered the avalanche when descending from a Mt. Garibaldi summit attempt. Party of 2 on 2-day Garibaldi-Neve traverse.
It was much windier on Sunday than Saturday. We skinned up to just above the bergschrund and transitioned to crampons. Turned around shortly thereafter due to the active wind loading, deep unconsolidated snow and because we noticed a small crown over the route people were ascending on Saturday.
Triggered the small wind slab on the first steep NE convex rollover heading toward the Tent and North Pitt glacier where we had camped the night before. The first skiier cut the slope and skiied out. The slab did not run very far.
