- Submitted by
- lucasholtzman
- Observations date
- Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 06:06
- Location
- 54.871030° N 127.518310° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, December 30, 2016 at 03:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 40cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 100m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 1,500m
- Start zone incline
- 45°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,500m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Lots of features avalanched in the last storm cycle. However some remain and will be a concern with additional loading. Reloaded bed surfaces could also be an issue.
