Zoa wind loading
AvalancheCarver · Jan 23, 2023 · Coquihalla
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected
Small 0.5 slide let loose. Approx 10-15 cm crown x 5-10m wide of snow slid on top of a hard crust, off the convex roll of a steeper slope section (Approx 40deg) North facing slope. Very inconsequential, however a good demonstration of the recent wind loading.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 15
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 10
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-01-23T18:00:00.000Z
0.5 size at most - very small - but a good reminder of recent windloading