Mt Elsey

Avalanche

Trigger · Feb 15, 2020 · Quesnel

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

Elevation: 1950m Aspect: nw Incline: 30deg Sky: oc Precip: s-1 Wind: light/east Foot pen: 80cm Surface: + HS: 245cm

Weather

Avg Temp
-11
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
light
Sky Condition
overcast
Snowfall Rate
1
Wind Direction
E
New Snow24 Hours
25
Storm Start Date
2020-02-13T23:46:05.000Z
Storm Snow Amount
25
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Depth
245
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
NW
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
1950
Ski Penetration
30
Test Initiation
moderate
Foot Penetration
80
Test Failure Depth
45
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
surfaceHoar

F - 25cm storm snow 4F - 55cm wind slab on SH 1F - 70cm 4F - 95cm SH layer (late December layer) 1F - 100cm CTE 2 @ 20cm storm slab CTM 2 @ 30cm wind slab CTH 2 @ 45cm SP on surface hoar

Avalanche

Run Length
80
Slab Width
5
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
crossLoadedSlope
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
10
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
NE
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2125
Runout Zone Elevation
1850
Weak Layer Burial Date
2020-02-14T23:53:01.000Z
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2020-02-15T15:50:00