Chickadee Valley Avalanches

Quick report

emma.pettey · Mar 17, 2024 · Lake Louise

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Quick report

Weather
warm, sunny
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Had planned to head up Helena Ridge, but as it seemed about 100 snowshoes had headed up to rockbound lake, we opted for a tour down Chickadee Valley with a plan just to enjoy the scenery and good company.

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
2
Start Zone Aspect
N
Avalanche Character
looseWet
Number Of Avalanches
6-10
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-03-17T19:00:00.000Z

Watched a group of three ski a North facing slope in Chickadee Valley. About half an hour hour later, witnessed a natural size 2 wet loose avalanche run over the groups uptrack. Heard close to around 10 avalanches release in the afternoon, between noon and 2PM. Lots of recent avalanche activity on South facing slopes within last couple of days, scrubbing to ground in many cases.