- Submitted by
- snow.safety
- Observations date
- Friday, January 24, 2020 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.214530° N 115.549330° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-115.54933,51.21453,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Cascade Falls, Banff NP")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, January 24, 2020 at 12:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 3
- Slab thickness
- 50cm
- Slab width
- 400m
- Run length
- 1,200m
- Avalanche Character
- Deep persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,200m
- Start zone incline
- 40°
- Weak layer crystal type
- Depth hoar
Comments
Large naturally triggered avalanche ran over the Cascade Falls ice climb.
