Natural avalanche off Vulture Peak
Quick reportParks Canada Visitor Safety · Mar 13, 2024 · Glacier
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2.5
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2500
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2250
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-03-12T22:00:00.000Z
Fairly large size 2+ natural avalanche occurred on the Vulture Peak headwall above the Bow Hut approach. Debris ran down to valley bottom and crossed a portion of the recent approach track to Bow Hut. Appeared to fail on a deep weak layer. Unsure about the trigger.