Tantalus/Haberl hut

Avalanche

jacobnunn2 · Apr 30, 2022 · Tantalus

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Quick report

Weather
warm
Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Significant warming on Saturday. Trigging some large avalanches including a size 3 with multiple step downs covering most of the north side of Serratus (likely cornice drop). And some other size 2 avalanches on various slopes, including on alpha mountain and ridge adjacent to hut.

Avalanche

Run Length
1000
Slab Width
300
Avalanche Size
3
Slab Thickness
200
Start Zone Aspect
N
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
45
Avalanche Character
looseWet, corniceWithSlab
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Start Zone Elevation
2200
Runout Zone Elevation
1700
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2022-04-30T07:56:00

Significant warming on Saturday. Trigging some large avalanches including a size 3 with multiple step downs covering most of the north side of Serratus (likely cornice drop). And some other size 2 avalanches on various slopes, including on alpha mountain and ridge adjacent to hut (cornice drop).