- Submitted by
- morrison.curtis
- Observations date
- Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 21:00
- Location
- 51.383260° N 116.452360° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 15:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 24 to 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Slab thickness
- 100cm
- Slab width
- 300m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- NW
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,400m
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Natural activity off Mt. Stephen on deep instabilities. Viewed from the road. I don't know exactly when it came down, but i've been back and forth on that road lately, and looks to have come down yesterday (May 8th)?
