Natural Avalanche Cycle on 93N

Avalanche

Run Length

1

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

2.5

Start Zone Aspect

E, N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW, W

Avalanche Character

deepPersistentSlab, looseWet, persistentSlab

Number Of Avalanches

6-10

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp, btl, tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-29T22:35:00.000Z

During our field day in the Bow Summit area, a wide spread natural cycle was observed at all aspects and elevations. Deep persistent and persistent slabs at treeline and in the alpine up to size 2.5. And loose wet avalanches at treeline and below treeline up to size 1.