Parker Christmas Trees
Quick reportParks Canada Visitor Safety · Dec 6, 2023 · Icefields
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound
Best turns of the year so far, but watch out for buried hazards, and avalanches.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 140
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2125
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Test Failure Depth
- 55
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- surfaceHoar
The profile in the pictures was dug at the crown of the avalanche, on the skiers right side.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 90
- Slab Width
- 60
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2125
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2023-12-02
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- surfaceHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-12-06T18:00:00.000Z