bndry lake

Avalanche

a77kat · Nov 30, 2016 · Icefields

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Quick report

Ride Type
mellowSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

Good skiing on supportive snowpack

Snowpack

Depth
75
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
N
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
2190
Test Initiation
moderate
Site Elevation Band
btl
Surface Conditions
surfaceHoar
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
facets, crust

CTE (2)(3) SC down about 16cm, at interface of F and 4F FC CTM (12)(16) SC down 41-39cm on P crust, fractured in FC on top of crust Test pit at tree line, 2260m NE, we observed two X P crust with aprox 5cm 4F FC between them, down 35cm, with 2X CTM results at this layer

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
1
Start Zone Aspect
NE
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Start Zone Elevation
2100
Avalanche Observation
moreThan48hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2016-11-26T00:00:00

Observed previous avalanche activity, likely HST from Nov 26: 2X size one, S, NE aspect, releasing from rocks, aprox 2100m elevation