- Submitted by
- ronberlie
- Observations date
- Friday, March 5, 2021 at 21:20
- Location
- 49.363377° N 119.895193° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-119.89519323727063,49.36337690352906,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Avy East Ridge Apex Proper")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 12:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 24 to 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Avalanche Character
- Deep persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Size 2 Avy from steep rocks below notch on east ridge of Apex Proper. Failed to ground in the rocks. Slope had recently been Lee loaded from southerly winds. Debris appeared to be 24-48 hours old.
