Palissades

Incident

Thalie-Anne DM · Jan 22, 2024

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Quick report

Weather
cold, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, openTrees, sunnySlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Nous avons déclenché l'avalanche nous-même, car nous avons suspecté que la neige accumulée était sur un cap rocheux d'environ 35 degrés. We triggered the avalanche on purpose because we suspected that the snow accumulated on a rock slab of almost 35 degrees.

Weather

Avg Temp
-20
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Sky Condition
clear
New Snow24 Hours
0
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
none

Snowpack

Depth
60
Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
S, SE, SW
Site Elevation
360
Site Elevation Band
btl, tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Whumpfing Observed
1
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
other

L'avalanche a cédé au niveau du cap rocheux. Celui-ci était complètement exposé par la suite. The avalanche slided on the rock slab. The rock was completely exposed afterwards.

Avalanche

Run Length
20
Slab Width
10
Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
60
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
SW
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Start Zone Incline
35
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
200
Runout Zone Elevation
180
Weak Layer Burial Date
2024-01-15
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-01-22T17:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size
4
Group Activity
skiing
Number Involved
0
Number Fully Buried
0
Snow Depth Trigger Point
deep
Terrain Shape Trigger Point
unsupported