Access Couloir Avalanche Mountain Avalanche
Quick reportpizzaguy · Feb 5, 2024 · Little Yoho
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold, sunny
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Whumpfing only on propagation of avalanche. Performed a few sheer tests throughout ascending and discovered no planar or isolated slabs. The fracture occurred on a shallower snowpack near ridge top (less than 10m).
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 260
- Slab Width
- 20
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 3
- Slab Thickness
- 54
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- S
- Trigger Distance
- 0
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 37
- Avalanche Character
- deepPersistentSlab, windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2590
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2328
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- surfaceHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-02-05T20:15:00.000Z
Party traveled very tightly together ascending the couloir to mitigate any momentum from prospective moving snow hitting last partner. Everyone safely arrested as the slab broke at top member's piolet.