Professor Falls
Avalancheski629 · Jan 20, 2023 · Banff
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, windy, sunny
- Ice Quality
- good
- Climbing Wind Conditions
- blowingSnowAboveTheClimb
There isn't much snow on route, so ice can bounce easily between tiers
Weather
- Temperature Trend
- rising
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 10
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2100
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-01-20T19:00:00.000Z
Observed small spindrift avalanches pouring slowly from notches in the cliff bands above for much of the day, at least a half dozen occurrences observed. Wind in the golf course was high, so while wind was light on route, it seems likely it was strong higher up and I'm assuming was the cause.