- Submitted by
- staywildbackcountry
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.430335° N 117.269269° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 12:30
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 2 to 5
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 20cm
- Slab width
- 10m
- Run length
- 40m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,200m
- Start zone incline
- 40°
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Triggered 2 size 1 wind slab avalanches while skiing today. Minimal propagation, crown depth 5 - 20cm. Bed surface appeared to be an old bed surface from previous cycle that had re loaded.
