Shovelnose accidental
Quick reportkyle_g1 · Nov 18, 2024 · Brandywine
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, cutBlocks, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 125
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Site Elevation
- 1559
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Low density storm snow. Right side up.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 200
- Slab Width
- 30
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 25
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 30
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab, windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1880
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1680
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2024-11-16
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-11-17T21:00:00.000Z
First skier didn’t trigger the slope, but second skier went further right and triggered very small pocket of wind slab. That snow went past him and triggered a larger slab on skier’s left. He remained above the slide and no one else was involved.