- Submitted by
- bhowatt
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 01:00
- Location
- 50.908710° N 117.849630° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.84963,50.90871,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "CMH Revelstoke Avalanche")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 01:32
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- More than 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 50cm
- Slab width
- 44m
- Run length
- 211m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Below treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,900m
- Start zone incline
- 38°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,750m
- Weak layer burial date
- Wednesday, January 4, 2023
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Avalanche started on an open slightly convex slope and ran into open forest. The bed surface was 6-10mm surface hoar (rounding). Tests at crown (on Jan 24th) showed CTH 28 RP to No Result.