Balu Peak Avalanche
Observed Dec 17, 2023, 2:00 p.m. PST · Selkirks
This report was submitted with an older form.
Quick report
- Comment
- Group of 2 remote triggered two slabs while climbing the south ridge. The slab thickness was up to 100cm at some places. We were both safe on the ridge when the incident happened. The slope was south faced, steep and unsupported. We then bailed and remote triggered a second slab on the way down. Same observation on the second one.
Avalanche report
- Comment
- Group of 2 remote triggered two slabs while climbing the south ridge. The slab thickness was up to100cm at some places. We were both safe on the ridge when the incident happened. The slope was south faced, steep and unsupported. We then bailed and remote triggered a second slab on the way down. Same observation on the second one.
- Avalanche size
- 2.5
- Trigger sub type
- Remote
- Start zone aspect
- S
- Avalanche character
- Persistent slab
- Number of avalanches
- 2-5
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2023-12-17T21:00:00.000Z
Incident report
- Group size
- 2
- Terrain trap
- Cliff
- Group activity
- Climbing mountaineering
- Number involved
- 0
- Number fully buried
- 0
- Snow depth trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain shape trigger point
- Unsupported