- Submitted by
- glencrawford
- Observations date
- Friday, November 17, 2017 at 17:00
- Location
- 51.466830° N 116.114400° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, November 17, 2017 at 12:30
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 50cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 200m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Intentional
- Remote trigger distance
- 2m
- Start zone aspect
- S
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,300m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Probing on the ridge in obvious wind loaded gully. Snow fractured with probe impact and propagated easily into the gully. Recent wind transported snow slid almost to ground on the steep side of the gully but quickly lost momentum in the main gully. 1st photo shows the slope prior to avalanche, area that slid outlined in red. Photos 2 & 3 after the slide.
