- Submitted by
- arctosguides
- Observations date
- Friday, January 15, 2021 at 19:06
- Location
- 49.691850° N 117.512460° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, January 15, 2021 at 20:09
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- More than 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 6 to 10
- The size of avalanche
- 3
- Slab width
- 120m
- Avalanche Character
- Deep persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- N
- NE
- S
- SW
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,430m
- Start zone incline
- 40°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,950m
- Weak layer burial date
- Thursday, November 5, 2020
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
Comments
Observed two size 3 Na. Approximately 72hrs old. The one in the photo occurred on the Nov. 5 crust on a west aspect at 2400m We could see the start zone for the other size 3. Evidence of a natural cycle on various aspects mainly size 2-2.5 wind slabs.
