Chief Pascal
Avalanchebran · Feb 11, 2021 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- openTrees, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder, hard
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSound
High snowpack variability from wind effect within aspects and elevation made generalizing data challenging. Shelterd areas preserved small light soft powder which changed into heavy dense wind deposited mid run. Ridgelines scoured and hardpacked. -20C all day, windy. Nice skiing treeline and below.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -23
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Wind Direction
- NE
- New Snow24 Hours
- 0
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 15
- Slab Width
- 15
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Trigger Sub Type
- remote
- Start Zone Aspect
- N, NE
- Trigger Distance
- 20
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab, looseDry
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2050
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2021-02-11T14:00:00
Pockets of high density snow deposited W side adjacent to rock features and other features on windward face. Natural size 1 noted on NE windward face, adjacent to the W side of rock features