Main Line

Avalanche

DCiddy ยท Dec 2, 2022

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, cold
Ride Type
steepSlopes, denseTrees
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSound

Avalanche

Slab Width
15
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
1
Trigger Sub Type
remote
Start Zone Aspect
NE
Trigger Distance
10
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Avalanche Observation
24to48hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2022-12-02T22:00:00.000Z

Shooting cracks developed in wind slab at top of main line triggering some remote sluff to skier's right of mainline. Crown depth variable from shallow to ~25 cms. This was likely new storm snow that fell after Monday this week. Only latest storm snow slid, the sluff did not step down. Sluff ran to the bottom of the run, to about where the fan begins. Size would be about 1 to 1.5. Not much evidence of high winds in the area (i.e. new storm snow still on trees), especially compared to typical conditions for mainline area.