Mt Whymper North paths

Avalanche

snow.safety · Dec 23, 2020 · Lake Louise

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Avalanche

Run Length
1400
Trigger Type
explosives
Avalanche Size
3
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
SE
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2600
Runout Zone Elevation
1800
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2020-12-23T11:30:00

Avalanche control on Whymper North 4 path. 2 shots produced a size 3 avalanche that ran to the middle of the runout zone. There was evidence of previous avalanches having run here in the past 24-48 hours during the storm.