Raft Mountain

Avalanche

stanfield970 · Dec 5, 2020 · Clearwater

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Quick report

Weather
sunny
Ride Type
sunnySlopes
Stayed Away
steepSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
hard, windAffected, crusty

Snowpack

Depth
75
Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
S
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
2050
Ski Penetration
5
Test Initiation
hard
Foot Penetration
15
Cracking Observed
1
Test Failure Depth
52
Site Elevation Band
alp
Surface Conditions
crust
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
crust

Snowpack consisted of rounds and melt freeze crusts. CTH 23 (SP) down on MF size 2-3.

Avalanche

Run Length
5
Slab Width
50
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
1
Slab Thickness
10
Start Zone Aspect
S
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Start Zone Incline
30
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1850
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2020-12-05T11:30:00

Skier triggered small 0.5 size wind slab. 10cm down.