Blackomb Glacier / Decker Basin
Avalanchejessiemcauley1234 · Nov 19, 2021 · Spearhead
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, cold
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Wind Direction
- SW
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- E, SE, S, SW
- Site Elevation
- 2300
- Ski Penetration
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 300
- Slab Width
- 250
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 3
- Slab Thickness
- 100
- Start Zone Aspect
- N, NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 30
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab, stormSlab, wetSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2200
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2021-11-19T12:00:00
Lots of size 2-3.5 avalanches ran in the spearhead on N, NW, NE facing slopes. Likely during the recent storm. The one pictured was located on blackomb glacier with a 1-1.5 meter thick crown with a 200~ meter propagation. It ran to the toe of the Blackomb glacier.