Gibson Lk
AvalancheKootenay Backcountry Guides · Dec 1, 2020 · Kokanee
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, warm
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, openTrees, alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 7
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Start Zone Aspect
- S, SW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 34
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 6-10
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-12-01T12:18:00
Several size 1 and 1.5 slabs triggered by the sun in steep rocky alpine terrain. We suspect they ran on a suncrust that was sitting under the storm snow from the 30th.