- Submitted by
- nichgodri
- Observations date
- Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 20:44
- Location
- 49.677575° N 123.044786° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 14:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 40cm
- Slab width
- 5m
- Run length
- 20m
- Avalanche Character
- Loose dry
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,500m
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Saw a set of tracks trigger this size 1. The storm snow is dry low density and not propagating currently. We witnessed large sluffing and size 1s on steep unsupported terrain triggered by skiers, tree bombs, and collapsing pillows.
