Koko claims area
AvalancheMatt Down · Feb 2, 2020 · Elkford West
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, cold
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, cutBlocks, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Multiple (8) avalanches were seen on steep terrain in multiple areas of the claims riding area (1- slide before smith basin entrance, on the main trail) (smith basin x5), (1- slide over the trail into tundra), ( 1- slide above the bull river road past the cut blocks)
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -12
- Max Temp
- -12
- Min Temp
- -5
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Snowfall Rate
- 2
- Wind Direction
- SE
- New Snow24 Hours
- 30
- Storm Start Date
- 2020-01-31T07:00:00.000Z
- Storm Snow Amount
- 30
- Temperature Trend
- falling
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Depth
- 200
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N, S, E, W
- Site Elevation
- 1800
- Foot Penetration
- 20
- Sled Penetration
- 50
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- facets, newSnow, crust
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
New snow on a old thick crust
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 130
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2.5
- Slab Thickness
- 200
- Start Zone Aspect
- S, E, W, N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab, deepPersistentSlab, stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 6-10
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2000
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-02-01T18:00:00