Behind paddy peak

Avalanche

drewnylen · Dec 29, 2019 · Tutshi

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Avalanche

Run Length
50
Slab Width
120
Wind Exposure
crossLoadedSlope
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
100
Start Zone Aspect
NE
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Start Zone Incline
28
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1400
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2019-12-29T14:38:00

Amazing avalanche debris seen in very small feature Near a snowmobile road. Could have been remote triggered or natural. Lots of wumpfing while crossing less than 20 degree slope and found this debris. Propagated 120m and into terrain that was very low angle (less than 15 degrees) slab was hard (pencil +) and debris large and blocky (fridge sized) and was unskiable. All of it piled into the creek bed with at least a 2m debris pile (could not get probe in further) . The bed surface had been reloaded by strong winds but was very hard and could barely get an edge in. (Likely Wsl laminates on cross loaded feature)