Hanging Lake

Quick report

Weather

stormy

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Wrote this MIN yesterday (Dec 8) but noticed today it did not successfully upload. Stormy day at Hanging Lake with roughly 20-30cm of storm snow accumulating by 15:30. Triggered two storm slab avalanches. One remote trigger (x3 sz 0.5 ~1500m NE/E open slope) and one skier accidental (sz 0.5-1 ~1500m S open trees). We were the only group out there besides one solo skier who did not venture above the lake. Ski conditions above 1400m were fantastic, but anything lower could do with at least another metre of snow! Bring your rock skis if you attempt to ski out the bottom like us.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

overcast

Snowfall Rate

2

Wind Direction

S

Precipitation Type

snow

Avalanche

Run Length

10

Slab Width

2

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

25

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

NE, E, S

Trigger Distance

10

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

1500

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2022-12-08T22:00:00.000Z