- Submitted by
- samuelhartig25
- Observations date
- Friday, January 31, 2025 at 21:00
- Location
- 49.751894° N 125.292913° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-125.29291261904868%2C49.751894052521436%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "Sam & Ethan 01/31")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, January 31, 2025 at 21:00
- Slab thickness
- 10cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Avalanche Character
- Wet slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Intentional
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,475m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,400m
- Weak layer burial date
- Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Surface hoar and facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Came upon a skier triggered size 1.5 storm slab avalanche, near mount Washington boundary.when crossing to a safe point to investigate further, I triggered a similar slide about 10-15cm thick with a terrain trap. No burial, no partial burial.
