Bell couloir
Quick reportclimb.goodine · Jan 21, 2025 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, windy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, hard
Skied Bell couloir today in blustery weather. Numerous natural avalanches out of adjacent extreme E alpine, with sluffing out of most aspects. Snow within the couloir (N aspect) was mostly pressed, with surfaces 1F-P, and some windslab development (up to 25cm) just below ridge top. Old tracks were visible in the AM and blown in on our way out.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedExtreme
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- NW
Winds gusting from light to extreme varying from W to N. Cold.
Snowpack
- Cracking Observed
- 1
Cracking observed at ridgetop only.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 200
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- E, NE
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab, looseDry, corniceWithSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 11-50
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2700
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2400
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets, stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-01-21T18:00:00.000Z
Observed numerous windslab/cornice/loose dry avalanches up to size 2 out of extreme E/NE alpine terrain.