- Submitted by
- Scott
- Observations date
- Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 20:15
- Location
- 49.450905° N 115.115958° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.11595762251285,49.45090482286881,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Polar Peak")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 08:16
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 50cm
- Slab width
- 150m
- Run length
- 300m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- S
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 1,950m
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
*AvCan edited elevation, aspect, and size.
Sizes all estimates. Avalanche occurred minutes after lift opened. Nobody hurt but one person involved and lost skis.
