- Submitted by
- jereomypelletier
- Observations date
- Friday, March 4, 2022 at 08:00
- Location
- 51.273936° N 117.085049° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.08504894472141,51.27393571744065,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Back of the knob KH (canyon creek)")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, March 4, 2022 at 14:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 25cm
- Slab width
- 50m
- Run length
- 75m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Remote trigger distance
- 30m
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,200m
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Remotely triggered open slope behind knob from about 30 metres away while in the trees. Slab thickness was 5-25cm with average thickness 20 cm. 3-5cm step down In centre of slab was about 2m wide.
Lots of whumphing and large settlements the whole way up.
