- Submitted by
- bengroundwater1
- Observations date
- Friday, December 9, 2022 at 05:00
- Location
- 50.092340° N 122.892040° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-122.89204,50.09234,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Disease Ridge Sa")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 20:50
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 80cm
- Slab width
- 25m
- Run length
- 40m
- Avalanche Character
- Cornice with slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,050m
- Start zone incline
- 37°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,975m
- Weak layer burial date
- Thursday, December 8, 2022
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Directly observed the first of three skiers enter and trigger the slope and newly formed cornice above from the toe of the slab. Sz 1.5 ran sluggishly No involvement.