Monashee Reminder

Quick report

Weather

warm, sunny

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, powder

Avalanche

Run Length

550

Slab Width

100

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

3

Slab Thickness

50

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2050

Runout Zone Elevation

1500

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-03-13T22:00:00.000Z

Avalanche happened on lap 2 of our day. Rider rode out after first turn without issue. A few things we noted. -The initial avalanche was surprising given the lack of instabilities noted on our first lap but given the terrain and wind loading it should not have been completely unexpected. The run length, down through tight trees and the propagation through the entire slide path caught us off guard. -Having been focused on the Feb 3rd pwl for the last few weeks, we may have not been thinking enough about storm slab instabilities. -Hand shears on the way up did not give any cause for concern, it's possible these weren't done deep enough to test the sliding layer.