Ice Fields Parkway
Avalanchemark.herbison · Dec 14, 2016 · Icefields
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, windy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, denseTrees
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -28
- Max Temp
- -25
- Min Temp
- -32
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Wind Direction
- NW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Storm Start Date
- 2016-12-10T19:00:00.000Z
- Storm Snow Amount
- 5
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Consistent moderate to strong N-NW ridge top winds transporting available snow, reverse loading compared to the traditional SW flow.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 80
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N, NE
- Site Elevation
- 2500
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Foot Penetration
- 35
- Site Elevation Band
- tln, alp
- Surface Conditions
- surfaceHoar, facets
Surface Hoar growth up to 6mm. Facetted snow pack. Upper 20cm unconsolidated, Nov 12 crust down 40cm with large faceted crystals above and below. Bottom of the back is well bonded but faceting.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 300
- Slab Width
- 75
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 40
- Start Zone Aspect
- W, SW, NW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab, looseDry
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2700
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2300
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2016-11-12T19:00:00.000Z
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-12-12T11:00:00
Several loose dry point releases from steep rocky terrain triggering a slab below.