Rainbow Mountain Outing

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Great ski day. Excellent snow below 1,600 meters Some wind affect in Alpine above 1,600m. Two Size 2 avalanches from storm cycle from previous day. Avalanches were primarily on west aspects. Stability was generally good. Wind slabs in alpine were stable though we did stay away from steeper north aspects but due to the

Weather

Sky Condition

clear

Precipitation Type

none

Avalanche

Slab Width

400

Trigger Type

natural

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

30

Start Zone Aspect

W

Avalanche Character

stormSlab, windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

2-5

Start Zone Elevation

2000

Runout Zone Elevation

1800

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-01-07T20:30:00.000Z

Avalanche from previous storm cycle