- Submitted by
- jessecrawford2
- Observations date
- Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 22:00
- Location
- 49.774904° N 123.001765° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-123.00176517387715,49.77490418767226,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Skier Triggered Avalanche on Convex Slope")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 14:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 2 to 5
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 10cm
- Slab width
- 50m
- Run length
- 30m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NW
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,550m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,500m
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Windward slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Skier triggered several avalanches on the north side of Paul’s ridge on Tuesday, December 23rd. Event happened as the skier rounded the top of the convexity and the downward face let loose. Nobody was caught but there were several avalanches, both natural and skier triggered in the area.
