- Submitted by
- max-brown1
- Observations date
- Monday, December 23, 2024 at 21:00
- Location
- 51.311510° N 117.105760° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.10576,51.31151,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Clam Chowder")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Monday, December 23, 2024 at 19:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 300m
- Run length
- 1,000m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,550m
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,740m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Wind exposure
- Reverse-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
First skier triggered and stopped on bed surface.
No burials.
Wind slab on facets.
Slab depth of 20-50 cm.
