Anniversary Glacier

Map for Mountain Information Network report: Anniversary Glacier

Information

Avalanche date/time
Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 16:12
Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
Less than 12 hours ago
Number of avalanches in this report
1
The size of avalanche
2
Slab thickness
20cm
Slab width
20m
Run length
200m
Avalanche Character
  • Wind slab
Trigger type
Skier
Trigger subtype
Accidental
Start zone aspect
  • NE
Start zone elevation band
  • Alpine
Start zone elevation
2,000m
Wind exposure
Lee slope
Vegetation cover
Open slope

Comments

Skier triggered size 2 on skiers right side of anniversary glacier about 2/3 of the way down. Slight convex roll and bowl feature. Heavy winds all day resulted in thin wind slab development.