Bobbie Burns
AvalancheJonBeaupre · Jan 29, 2023 · West Purcell
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Spent 5 days (Jan 28 to Feb 1) in Bobbie Burn drainage. Temp from -25C to -12C. Light to Strong, SW to NW wind. 25cm of new snow over 2 days (Jan 31 - Feb 1). Significant snow transport and wind slab formation in the alpine.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 70
- Slab Width
- 20
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2100
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-02-02T20:15:00.000Z
According to the current avalanche condition, we had a conservative approach to the area. We triggered 1 skier accidental wind slab size 1. No signs of avalanche on persistent of deep persistent layer.