Gorge 15km

Avalanche

Kai Saunders · Dec 16, 2020 · Jordan

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Quick report

Weather
stormy, foggy, cloudy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
Stayed Away
openTrees, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, powder, crusty
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Weather

Avg Temp
-5
Sky Condition
fog
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
snow

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
windwardSlope
Avalanche Size
1
Slab Thickness
20
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
E, W, N, S
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Weak Layer Burial Date
2020-12-08T06:06:00.000Z
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln, btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2020-12-16T10:05:00

Anticipated activity. Many small (sz .5) naturals, and what also looked to be a few skier remote triggered (sz1) 10-30cm of new storm snow directly on top of Dec 7th skating ice layer.