Big white east peak

Quick report

maxujessen · Jan 1, 2025 · North Rockies

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Skied a couple laps off of east peak, great conditions on NE face, about 10cm of light powder on supportive crust. On south face (smokers bowl?) found mostly wind effected snow with some sharks. Triggered a small wind slab in a gully feature on this face.

Avalanche

Run Length
10
Slab Width
3
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
crossLoadedSlope
Avalanche Size
1
Slab Thickness
10
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
S, SE
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Start Zone Incline
40
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2050
Runout Zone Elevation
2040
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2025-01-01T22:30:00.435Z

Ski cut a small wind slab in a small gulley that had been cross loaded on the south face of east bowl. Top 10-20cm broke and flushed down gully.