West Kokanee

Avalanche

robmoote · Feb 10, 2022 · Long Range Mountains

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Avalanche

Moist snow on all aspects up to 2100 m (the highest I got). I would guess the avalanche happened Wed, but it might have happened Thurs. Probably in the morning, the sun was off that (NE aspect) slope by mid-morning. It was about 20 m wide at the crown, about 35-40 m wide at the toe, and ran about 150 m. Start zone elevation was around 2050, it ran to a bench about 1950, then a smaller size 1 avalanche ran off the bench to skiers right.

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