- Submitted by
- cole
- Observations date
- Monday, March 4, 2024 at 20:30
- Location
- 51.287102° N 117.112312° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.11231166565989,51.28710227857903,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Canyon Creek")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Monday, March 4, 2024 at 08:30
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 3
- Slab thickness
- 70cm
- Slab width
- 175m
- Run length
- 1,500m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- SW
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Skied along ridge into half moon along treed edge of slide path. Walking out on ridge sun was picking up heard slope release and watched it go. Slow moving till it hit the choke. Big powder cloud, ran all the way.
