10K Snowmobile Area

Avalanche

harwoodpaul · Dec 30, 2016 · Coquihalla

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Avalanche

Slab Width
60
Trigger Type
snowmobile
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
50
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
E
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Weak Layer Burial Date
2018-12-26T08:00:00.000Z
Weak Layer Crystal Type
surfaceHoar
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2018-12-30T12:00:00

Second hand report from a friend. No involvement...did some impressive riding to ride it out through the trees. First run down after climbing the shoulder, chose a more mellow slope beside the main avalanche path. Smart. Triggered on convex roll near some trees (see photos), slide didn't run far with lower angle terrain immediately below the slope.