- Submitted by
- David Cote
- Observations date
- Monday, February 1, 2021 at 22:00
- Location
- 50.364952° N 122.447393° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Monday, February 1, 2021 at 14:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 45cm
- Slab width
- 40m
- Run length
- 50m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Intentional
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,825m
- Start zone incline
- 34°
- Weak layer burial date
- Sunday, January 31, 2021
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
Comments
Ski cut propagated full feature. Went within the Jan 30th facet layer down 45cms. 40cms of recent storm snow on 10cms of 1-2mm facets on pencil hardness previous wind effect bed surface.
Also observed moist surface snow up to 1900m with warm upper temps today.
