Burnt Knob
Quick reportbcfrederica · Feb 2, 2025 · Gold
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, cloudy, cold
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -12
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- New Snow24 Hours
- 10
- Storm Snow Amount
- 60
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Snowpack
- Depth
- 200
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Site Elevation
- 1250
- Ski Penetration
- 50
- Test Initiation
- none
- Foot Penetration
- 80
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 50
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- noWindExposure
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1250
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1200
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2025-01-31
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- surfaceHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl, tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-02-02T21:05:00.000Z
Incident
- Terrain Trap
- gullyDepression, trees
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- average
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- planar
Last skier down triggered small avalanche that hit the regroup and swept two people off their feet. The group learnt that there is need for more mindful and direct communication of where regrouping occurs (safe spot)