Bell's Couloir size one slab triggered

Quick report

philipp.dobita · Apr 12, 2024 · Lake Louise

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Quick report

Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

Size one slab triggered by skier on the way up bell's couloir below the middle cliffband on NNE aspect, failed on skiers foot, no one caught Slab thickness ~ 20cm, 20m wide, air temp: -4°C, slope in the shade no solar aspect, debris went down to the fan Lots of dry loose off the big cliff on the lookers right of the couloir due to rising solar impact throught the sunny morning, maybe small cornice failure

Weather

Avg Temp
-4
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
overcast
New Snow24 Hours
5
Precipitation Type
none

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
NE
Ski Penetration
20
Site Elevation Band
alp
Surface Conditions
newSnow

Avalanche

Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
1
Slab Thickness
20
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Avalanche Character
stormSlab, windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-04-12T17:00:00.000Z

Incident

Terrain Trap
noTrap
Group Activity
skiing
Terrain Shape Trigger Point
concave