Forster Basin Ski/Sled
Avalancheandrew.brennan · Dec 31, 2016 · West Purcell
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Today's riding was great, although it was quite busy in the basin. Snowed all day and 30+ cms in the last 48hours (not measured yesterday).
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 1000
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- S
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2500
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-12-30T02:30:00
Today I observed a naturally occurring size 2 avalanche on a the south aspect on the eastern most slide path of the fingers at Forster Basin. Earlier I observed sledders high marking the same slope, although they made it only about a third of the way up, where as the start zone was in the alpine.