- Submitted by
- 403johns
- Observations date
- Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.295644° N 117.097172° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 13:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 40cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 15m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Remote trigger distance
- 30m
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,050m
- Start zone incline
- 38°
- Weak layer burial date
- Friday, February 21, 2020
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Nice little Sr below Rudi's north in the rolls. Crown from 15cm - 50cm deep. Slab density was 1 finger in the upper 20cm and got softer (4 finger) near the bed surface. Ultra classic convex feature with obvious surface hoar on the bed. Contrary to the guide (???!) spraying beta in the gondola, the Feb 21 layer is definitely a concern. Looks larger in the photo than in the data as we ski cut a large chunk of hangfire after the remote ran.
