- Submitted by
- Reece Legault
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 18:00
- Location
- 54.124622° N 121.479052° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 11:26
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 300m
- Run length
- 200m
- Avalanche Character
- Loose dry
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- SW
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 1,800m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Wind exposure
- No wind exposure
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Triggered on second decent. Was able to stay up on the snow while sliding on my back with arms spread out. I stopped half way down the slide path. Had previously skied the same aspect at lower elevations on the same ridge the day before with no triggers. There were some small natural avalanches in the area from the last cycle. Would definitely recommend avoiding any large slopes in the alpine on all aspects.
