Slab avalanche beside up track toward exit gully knob
Quick reportkelly.h · Feb 16, 2025 · South Coast
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, wet, powder, heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp
Warmed up considerably throughout the day, snow quite heavy coming out through trees (~1000m asl). Skied east aspect 1500m to 1000m. (Cool Lars couloir). 1500-1400 had reactive snow with soft slab properties. 1400-1200 10-15cm of powder overlaying a strong crust. Lower 1200-1000 exiting through the creek had deep wet powder.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- NE
- New Snow24 Hours
- 20
- Storm Start Date
- 2025-02-15
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 50
- Slab Width
- 20
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 25
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1550
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1500
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-02-16T19:45:00.238Z
Slab looked like it released from a convexity. Roughly 50m to the climbers right of the up track approaching exit gully.