Black Prince Avalanches

Quick report

Weather

warm, windy, sunny, wet

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

windAffected, wet, heavy, hard, crusty

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp

Snowpack wet and heavy. Pinwheeling. Icy conditions. Avalanches seen everywhere.

Weather

Avg Temp

0

Max Temp

5

Min Temp

-1

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Rainfall Rate

drizzle

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Snowfall Rate

2

Wind Direction

E

New Snow24 Hours

10

Storm Start Date

2026-03-20

Storm Snow Amount

30

Precipitation Type

mixedSnowRain

Snowpack

Depth

220

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

N, NE, W, NW

Test Fracture

resistant

Site Elevation

2300

Ski Penetration

10

Test Initiation

hard

Foot Penetration

30

Test Failure Depth

0

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

corn, crust

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

facets, crust

Snow pack did not collapse or slide from compression test. Hard as rocks. Feels like concrete.

Avalanche

Run Length

80

Slab Width

100

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

windwardSlope

Avalanche Size

3

Slab Thickness

130

Start Zone Aspect

N, NW

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Avalanche Character

wetSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

2300

Runout Zone Elevation

2000

Weak Layer Burial Date

2026-03-20

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-03-21T06:00:00.000Z

Massive avalanche, looks to be size 3-3.5. avalanches up on warspite. Crowning seen on top of ridge running 400m horizontal. All NW slopes blown.