- Submitted by
- scottlynch0
- Observations date
- Friday, January 29, 2021 at 21:00
- Location
- 49.651809° N 125.222097° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, January 29, 2021 at 13:00
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 40m
- Run length
- 20m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,350m
- Start zone incline
- 45°
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
One skier went for a short slide until hitting flat spot, if it had been a longer slope with no flat spot this could have been a lot bigger. Triggered while skinning, heard a large whumpf and then slope above skier let go with crown being approx 10-15 m up slope of skier upon initiation. Propagated 30-40 meters across, varying crown height of 30-45 cm on a lee slope.
