- Submitted by
- dave
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 19:00
- Location
- 54.846699° N 127.834008° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Is this a point observation or a summary of your day?
- Point observation
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,600m
- Elevation band
- Treeline
- Aspect
- E
- N
- S
- Snowpack depth
- 240cm
- Did you observe whumpfing?
- No
- Ski penetration
- 30cm
- Snowpack test result
- Easy
- Snowpack test failure depth
- 15cm
- Surface conditions
- New snow
- Snowpack test failure layer crystal type
- Storm snow
Comments
We observed 2 recent, natural avalanches. Sized 2 & 2.5. Possibly trigger by dropping cornices.
We were also able to cut, soft, storm slabs (size 1-1.5) off on 35 deg, convex slopes. We witnessed moderate wind and new snow transportation all day.