Smoker's Bowl

Quick report

Weather

stormy, windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

hard, powder, windAffected

Winds seem to have redistributed the recent storm snow and have created a very stiff wind slab resulting in variable conditions on all aspects of the alpine in Smoker's Bowl and area. Treeline and below treeline skied fairly well where it was sheltered from the wind.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedModerate

Blowing Snow

moderate

Sky Condition

overcast

Precipitation Type

snow

Avalanche

Run Length

1

Slab Width

5

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

10

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

E

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-19T20:00:00.000Z

Skied a convex slope and triggered a small (size 0.5 to 1) avalanche. The avalanche consisted of a stiff windslab overlying an older crust, which produced activity (moderate sluffing) on small steep convexities.