- Submitted by
- Christian Nesset
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.717120° N 115.226020° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 11:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 60cm
- Slab width
- 12m
- Run length
- 100m
- Avalanche Character
- Deep persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Start zone aspect
- E
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,150m
- Wind exposure
- No wind exposure
- Vegetation cover
- Dense trees
Comments
Tracks from one skier making a jump of the ridge top seemed to have triggered this avalanche. Some people were searching the area with beacons just to be sure. No tracks leading into the avalanche.
