Crater Lake
AvalancheBen Ambrose · Dec 11, 2016 · South Bulkley
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, cloudy
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- hard, powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
oops. Skiier triggered while ski cutting top of slope. Soft slab 20cm to 30 cm deep. ~10 m wide. Didn't account for warming on sun affected slope. Skiing from entrance to ramp back down face to crater bowl was good as were other aspects skiied in crater bowl.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 30
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 20
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- depthHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-12-10T01:30:00