5040 Hut

Quick report

Weather

cold, stormy, windy

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder, windAffected, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Weather

Avg Temp

-3

Max Temp

-1

Min Temp

-4

Wind Speed

windSpeedExtreme

Blowing Snow

intense

Sky Condition

overcast

Snowfall Rate

3

Wind Direction

NW

New Snow24 Hours

30

Storm Start Date

2020-11-13T08:00:00.000Z

Storm Snow Amount

30

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

snow

Snowpack

Depth

75

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

W, SW

Test Fracture

sudden

Test Initiation

veryEasy

Foot Penetration

50

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

30

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

stormSnow

Avalanche

Run Length

10

Slab Width

5

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1.5

Slab Thickness

20

Trigger Sub Type

intentional

Start Zone Aspect

W

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

stormSlab, windSlab, looseDry

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

1375

Runout Zone Elevation

1370

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2020-11-14T12:00:00

observed about 3 size 1.5's in one day, all intentionally triggered. all ran on a buried layer of storm snow 15-25cm deep.

Incident

Group Size

4

Terrain Trap

gullyDepression

Group Activity

snowshoeing

Number Involved

1

Number Caught Only

1

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

deep

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

attempted to ascend a steep slope to access the weather station. The Convex slope popped as I was 1/2 way up it fracturing 8m long and 30cm deep. it carried me 1.5m downslope. Although this was nowhere near a large slide, if I had been flipped on my back I would have struck my head on exposed rock and been partially buried.