Upper Torpy/Burn

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy, windy

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, powder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Riders about to drop 1 time drop into first bowl.the storm slad let's go after #1 enters. Rider pulled bag and was able to ride it out safely. All others remained up top. Foud wind loaded slope had slid on top of old hard layer. 30 to 60 cm of fresh with wind loading varying through terrain. Multiple storm Slabs slides observed throughout the day. Played very carefully for the rest of the day

Avalanche

Slab Width

150

Trigger Type

snowmobile

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

60

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

E

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

stormSlab, windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Avalanche Observation

24to48hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-02-24T18:00:00.000Z