Hanging Lake - CallaTree

Avalanche

maria.masiar · Feb 22, 2021 · Brandywine

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Quick report

Weather
wet, warm
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
cutBlocks, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
wet, heavy
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp, avalancheConditionSlab

Natural Wet Slab avalanche size 2 on south aspect that occurred in the natural cycle last night. Cause may have been a tree bomb in an small open slope. Crown depth was 20cm with a run out ~100m. Slid on storm snow.

Weather

Avg Temp
0
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Sky Condition
overcast
Snowfall Rate
1
Wind Direction
NE
New Snow24 Hours
12
Temperature Trend
falling
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Depth
360
Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
S
Test Fracture
resistant
Site Elevation
1300
Ski Penetration
25
Test Initiation
easy
Foot Penetration
55
Site Elevation Band
btl
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
stormSnow

CTE7(RP) down 23 on storm snow CTH28 (BRK) down 50 on MFcr/facets

Avalanche

Run Length
100
Slab Width
30
Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
noWindExposure
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
20
Start Zone Aspect
S
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
40
Avalanche Character
stormSlab, wetSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1300
Runout Zone Elevation
1200
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2021-02-22T14:00:00