10K Snowmobile Area
Avalancheharwoodpaul · Mar 24, 2016 · Coquihalla
Quick report
- Weather
- windy
- Ride Type
- convexSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- hard, powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Test Initiation
- easy
- Sled Penetration
- 10
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 40
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, variable
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Sled cut a small test slope below cornice/wind lip. Compression test above the fracture line.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 20
- Slab Width
- 30
- Trigger Type
- snowmobile
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 40
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1780
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln, alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-03-24T12:30:00
Below cornice that formed above a very short slope