Plewman avalanche

Quick report

bernard_crepeau · Mar 1, 2023 · Rossland

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
Amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Looking for a future line off the ridge of Plewman, we accidentally triggered a cornice. The Cornice then triggered a size 2 avalanche running all the way down. Crown was probably 1m+ Deep by ~50m. No one went for a ride. Wind picked up in the afternoon and we could definitely see the snow being transported. We had no sign of instability during the day… Just deep pow.

Avalanche

Looking for a future line off the ridge of Plewman, we accidentally triggered a cornice. The Cornice then triggered a size 2 avalanche running all the way down. Crown was probably 1m+ Deep by ~50m. No one went for a ride. Wind picked up in the afternoon and we could definitely see the snow being transported. We had no sign of instability during the day… Just deep pow.

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