Back side Wendy Thomson hut

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, sunny, warm

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

convexSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

Lots of poor decisions were made didn’t realize how loaded the slope was that we were on until we got to the top only way out was to go back down soon as I dropped in it went whompf then saw the slab about 20 m in front of me. lessons were learned

Weather

Avg Temp

-2

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Blowing Snow

none

Sky Condition

brokenClouds

Snowfall Rate

1

Wind Direction

NE

Storm Start Date

2025-03-21

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

NE

Site Elevation

2000

Test Initiation

moderate

Foot Penetration

15

Cracking Observed

1

Site Elevation Band

alp, tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Whumpfing Observed

1

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

stormSnow, facets

Avalanche

Trigger Type

snowmobile

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

3

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

windSlab, stormSlab, persistentSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2000

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-03-22T22:10:00.000Z

Incident

Terrain Trap

gullyDepression, trees

Group Activity

snowmobiling

Snow Depth Trigger Point

deep

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

Wind slab, propagated up slope. Ran on facet layer. Remote triggered, Lessons were relearned we all should’ve known better as we grew up here