Cornice Ridge
Quick reportNick Padoin · Dec 11, 2023 · North Selkirk
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, warm, foggy, sunny, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, powder
Kootenay Avalanche Course, AST1 Morning had moderate wind from the NE, Small amounts of moving snow. Mix of sun and clouds throughout morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Observed several solar aspects having evidence of warming. Snow was getting heavier by the end of the day.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- Wind Direction
- NE
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Evidence of previous 48hr movement of snow, Cross loaded slopes More wind and moving snow in the morning.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 10
- Slab Width
- 15
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- reverseLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 40
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab, corniceWithSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2000
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2000
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-12-10T08:00:00.000Z
Looks to have been skier triggered from jumping on cornice. Did not travel to steeper section below.