- Submitted by
- Taylar Anderson Davies
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 2, 2025
- Location
- 51.130170° N 119.101950° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-119.10195,51.13017,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "snowmobile triggered avalanche")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 22:30
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 100m
- Run length
- 40m
- Avalanche Character
- Wet slab
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,000m
- Start zone incline
- 45°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,000m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar and facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Windward slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
warm temps and sun exposed slope slid triggered buy a snowmobile ran into a gully deposit estimated to be 2.5m deep
