Connaught Creek
AvalancheZack Wentz · Nov 17, 2021 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, sunnySlopes, openTrees, alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, powder, crusty
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- W
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
High clouds & sun contributed to a filtered sky throughout the day. As the day progressed, cloud cover became more widespread, and wind increased from calm in the AM to L from the W in the PM.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- SE, S
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Foot Penetration
- 90
- Site Elevation Band
- tln, alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Observed approximately 20->100cms of new light (F hardness) storm snow sitting atop the most recent rain crust, depending on elevation. We did not dig, but the 11/15 rain crust seems pretty widespread, though its depth is variable based on how much new storm snow fell.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 500
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 3.5
- Slab Thickness
- 150
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- deepPersistentSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2400
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2021-11-17T12:00:00
Observed an old crown that most likely ran during the Monday/Tuesday rain event. Slide slid wall-wall on the feature just looker’s right of Video Peak. Also witnessed a large (sz 2) natural cornice collapse off of the north side of Cheops at approx. noon.