Hope Cr

Incident

aleyland · Jan 14, 2023 · Birkenhead

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Quick report

Weather
warm, sunny
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, heavy
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp

south facing slope 1800m,

Weather

Avg Temp
-1
Max Temp
2
Min Temp
-3
Sky Condition
scatteredClouds
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
none

Snowpack

Depth
220
Site Aspect
S
Foot Penetration
70
Sled Penetration
35
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
tln

Avalanche

Run Length
200
Slab Width
100
Trigger Type
snowmobile
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
30
Trigger Sub Type
remote
Start Zone Aspect
S
Trigger Distance
5
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
20
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1800
Runout Zone Elevation
1750
Avalanche Observation
moreThan48hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2023-01-14T23:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size
9
Terrain Trap
noTrap
Group Activity
snowmobiling
Number Injured
0
Number Involved
0
Number Caught Only
0
Number Fully Buried
0
Snow Depth Trigger Point
average
Terrain Shape Trigger Point
convex
Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
0
Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
0

remote triggered by snowmobile approaching small convex on mellow slope, rider stopped and exited outside of slide path.