Sluffing on Louise Falls

Quick report

shea.goyette · Dec 22, 2023 · Lake Louise

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, warm
Climb Name
Louise Falls
Ice Quality
good

Route climbed easy for the grade with plastic ice, good screws, and dry throughout with minimal dripping. Can no longer get around the back of the left pillar, so best to enter either from the centre or the right.

Weather

Avg Temp
0
Max Temp
0
Min Temp
-4
Wind Speed
windSpeedCalm
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
brokenClouds
New Snow24 Hours
0
Storm Snow Amount
0
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
none
Precipitation24 Hours
0

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
1
Start Zone Aspect
S
Avalanche Character
looseDry
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1900
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2023-12-22T17:45:00.000Z

Observed sluff (less than sz 1) down the middle of Louise Falls hitting the two followers on the second pitch, without harm. Trigger unknown, but suspect tree bomb. Isolated event.