- Submitted by
- Summit Mountain Guides
- Observations date
- Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 03:16
- Location
- 49.459010° N 117.180590° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, March 9, 2018 at 19:17
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 6 to 10
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- E
- NE
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Below treeline
- Treeline
- Weak layer burial date
- Thursday, March 8, 2018
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Numerous natural & skier triggered avalanches to size 2.5 failing in the storm snow interface. Of note, several solo skiers accidentally triggering storm slabs with no apparent involvements. Felt more like a considerable hazard at treeline today.