Spearhead/Husume

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy, windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Dropped in Don't Swill on to the Spearhead and then skinned/boot packed up to and skied Husume. Plenty of wind loading. Snow was quite deep in spots and quality was very good. Still lots of holes on the Spearhead.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

moderate

Sky Condition

overcast

Wind Direction

S

Storm Start Date

2024-01-24

Storm Snow Amount

20

Precipitation Type

snow

Avalanche

Run Length

100

Slab Width

50

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

50

Trigger Sub Type

intentional

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Start Zone Incline

40

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

2300

Runout Zone Elevation

2200

Weak Layer Burial Date

2024-01-23

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-25T21:00:00.000Z

Intentional ski cut in the right entrance of Don't Swill. Entire chute slid and propagated on either side 20-50m. Crown varied in size along propagation line ie 1-2.5. Skied Husume and ski cut that as well and the left side slid at size 1.