- Submitted by
- canadian-bacon
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 21:00
- Location
- 49.865510° N 114.670970° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-114.67097,49.86551,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Mt. Erris S3")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 22:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Run length
- 100m
- Avalanche Character
- Cornice only
- Cornice with slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,550m
- Start zone incline
- 90°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,100m
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Witnessed an avalanche while out snowmobiling. Seen from a few km away. I think a cornice broke off the top of the ridge, triggering a slab below. The slide filtered down ridges in the cliff face. Slowly ran for about 3 minutes and was still going as we left.