Lingering windslabs at treeline/alpine
Quick reportJT Pelham · Jan 14, 2024 · South Coast
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected
Skied ledge couloir and exit gully. Everything treeline and above is Wind hammered. Although most places seem to be welded on, the odd pocket here and there still seem to have energy to move. (See avalanche tab)
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- S
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1500
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1400
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-01-14T22:00:00.000Z
Triggered while entering exit gully from the skiers right on an unsupported wind loaded south facing panel. Failed on faceted layer between recent storm snow and recently wind loaded snow