Mt. Washington

Avalanche

tydrennan · Dec 10, 2022 · East Island

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Quick report

Weather
warm, wet
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Only stayed on the trail as open areas appeared to still have lots of stumps. Cat was grooming the trail but had not finished all trails. We called it a day after this incident as the conditions were too uncertain

Avalanche

Run Length
30
Slab Width
40
Trigger Type
snowmobile
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
30
Trigger Sub Type
remote
Start Zone Aspect
E
Trigger Distance
20
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
45
Avalanche Character
persistentSlab, wetSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
900
Runout Zone Elevation
900
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2022-12-10T19:00:00.000Z