- Submitted by
- khogg
- Observations date
- Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 06:36
- Location
- 52.580090° N 119.191440° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-119.19144,52.58009,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Caribou bowl Allan creek")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 01:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 3
- Slab thickness
- 180cm
- Slab width
- 100m
- Run length
- 500m
- Avalanche Character
- Deep persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,000m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Weak layer crystal type
- Depth hoar
- Facets
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Heavy slide no powder cloud. Raw untouched area. Triggered by 2 snowboarders not equipped with avalanche gear.
