Pope's Peak

Submitted by
snow.safety
Observations date
Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 18:30
Location
51.408460° N 116.286420° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Pope's Peak

Information

Avalanche date/time
Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 12:00
Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
From 12 to 24 hours ago
Number of avalanches in this report
1
The size of avalanche
3.5
Avalanche Character
  • Deep persistent slab
Start zone aspect
  • N
Start zone elevation band
  • Alpine
Start zone elevation
2,898m
Weak layer crystal type
  • Depth hoar
  • Facets

Comments

Pope's Peak Natural Avalanche Observation to glacier ice with impressive propagation from the col and well across the face.