- Submitted by
- benjackman85
- Observations date
- Monday, March 16, 2020 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.550389° N 115.072834° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.07283358635684,49.55038949186158,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Mt Proctor")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Monday, March 16, 2020 at 14:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Slab thickness
- 50cm
- Slab width
- 100m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Remote trigger distance
- 20m
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,800m
- Weak layer burial date
- Monday, February 3, 2020
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Remotely triggered whist skiing on adjacent lower angle ridge, running well into track with moist flow, 10-50 cm deep approx 100 m width. Old facets on Feb 02 2020 crust. Solar effect was strong and warmed the surface.
