Balu Pass
AvalancheZach Birnie · Nov 4, 2016 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, warm
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, wet, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Storm Start Date
- 2016-11-01T19:00:00.000Z
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- none
Clear Day, Rapid warming after sunrise
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- NE
- Test Fracture
- resistant
- Test Initiation
- hard
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, crust
130cm snow depth - Column Test - Sun Affected Terrain Sudden Collapse @ 30cm - CTM 13 Sudden Collapse @ 45cm - CTH 22 Sudden Collapse @ 103 cm - CTH 28
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N, NE, SE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- looseWet, wetSlab, stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-11-03T11:00:00
many very small point release avalanches observed between 11am - 1pm,