Reactive Windslabs

Quick report

Weather

cold, sunny

Ride Type

sunnySlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees, denseTrees

Stayed Away

convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

windAffected, heavy, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Riding directly off the summit of Rowe Peak, a splitboarder entered a small concavity and triggered a size 2 windslab. Crown was anywhere from 10-30cms and the path slid approximately 110m and was approximately 20m wide. Rider slid with the snow initially but was able to stop himself and ride out to the side. Snow in the alpine on SSE slopes was wind affected and heavy/dense, but as we got lower into more trees, the snow was soft and floaty powder.

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Sky Condition

clear

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Avalanche

Run Length

110

Slab Width

20

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

2

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

S, SE

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Avalanche Character

windSlab, looseDry

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2370

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-02-16T22:00:00.000Z