Monashee Reminder

Quick report

Weather

sunny, warm

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Avalanche

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

3

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2050

Runout Zone Elevation

1500

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-03-13T22:00:00.000Z

This avalanche happened on our second lap of the day pushing a little bit higher into more wind exposed terrain. Rider who triggered rode out after first turn without issue. Some things we noted about this avalanche were; -The avalanche caught us off guard but was not entirely surprising given the nature of the terrain and wind loading. The propagation down through the trees and then well into the slide path below was very surprising. -Our first lap had given no signs on instability on this layer, skiing over steep pillows and in a smaller but still open slope. -Our focus over the last few weeks on the Feb 3rd pwl, maybe had our guard down when assessing the storm slab. -Hand shears on the way up gave no signs of concern, it is possible these weren't done deep enough to test the layer that this avalanche slid on. The slide didn't step down to the Feb 3rd.