Grassy Mt.
Observed Feb 8, 2021, 2:30 p.m. PST · kootenay-boundary
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Quick report
- Weather
- Sunny, Cold
- Ride type
- Mellow slopes
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Wind affected, Powder
Avalanche report
- Comment
- We were skiing mellow trees off the W side of Grassy South on the way back to the car. Skier 1 came out of the trees above a short steep slope above the uptrack, and called back to skier 2 to stay left to avoid the hazard. Skier 2 did not hear the communication and skied onto the slope, triggering the avalanche which ran below him. It was about 20 m wide and ran about 30 m, piling up on the flat uptrack below. From below the crown looked to be about 60 cm, most likely running on the mid-Jan surface hoar on crust.
- Run length
- 30
- Slab width
- 20
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Wind exposure
- No wind exposure
- Avalanche size
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 60
- Trigger sub type
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
- Start zone incline
- 40
- Avalanche character
- Persistent slab
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 1700
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Start zone elevation band
- Btl
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2021-02-08T14:30:00