Upper burnt

Incident

kylejones9945 · Feb 1, 2020 · Tumbler

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Quick report

Weather
cold, windy
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, crusty
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Weather

Avg Temp
-6
Wind Speed
windSpeedStrong
Blowing Snow
moderate
Sky Condition
fewClouds
Temperature Trend
steady
Precipitation Type
none

Avalanche

Trigger Type
snowmobile
Wind Exposure
windwardSlope
Avalanche Size
3
Slab Thickness
12
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
SE
Trigger Distance
200
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2020-02-01T00:39:00

Dropping down slope and triggered a small scale avalanche was able to ride past slide as it was moving slow Also observed several avalanches that had occurred before we had arrived as well overall snow pack was not good and had to be smart about where we rode stuck to dense trees after we triggered the avalanche

Incident

Group Size
8
Terrain Trap
noTrap
Group Activity
snowmobiling
Number Injured
0
Number Involved
0
Number Caught Only
0
Number Fully Buried
0
Snow Depth Trigger Point
shallow
Terrain Shape Trigger Point
unsupported
Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
0