- Submitted by
- emily.benington
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 22:00
- Location
- 50.352620° N 122.470930° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-122.47093,50.35262,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Mount Joffre - multiple natural avalanches")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 22:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 6 to 10
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab width
- 50m
- Run length
- 100m
- Avalanche Character
- Loose wet
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- SW
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,800m
- Start zone incline
- 45°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,700m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
We observed about 6 natural avalanches on the south west facing shoulder of Mount Joffre - seen from upper Joffre lake, triggered in the afternoon sun. Avalanches varied in size from 1 to 2. We also heard what sounded like larger avalanches on the NE side of Mt Joffre.
