- Submitted by
- rssmacleod
- Observations date
- Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.746720° N 118.923750° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-118.92375,49.74672,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "East Peak")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Monday, February 17, 2025 at 19:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 10cm
- Slab width
- 15m
- Run length
- 40m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,190m
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,170m
- Weak layer burial date
- Saturday, February 15, 2025
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- No wind exposure
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Skier triggered size 1 avalanche on convex roll between small trees in otherwise open terrain. Skier was able to ski out of slide path, no burial. The storm snow where the slide occurred was not wind effected, but the snow beneath has been.