Boulder creek

Quick report

Weather

warm

Ride Type

denseTrees, mellowSlopes

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, convexSlopes

Riding Quality

ok

Snow Conditions

heavy, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp

We thought conditions were looking sketchy so opted for an exploratory mission to check out access into boulder creek area. Minimal snow up to where you leave the road, first 150m in trees thin, but snowpack dramatically deepens from there up. Conservatives terrain choices as we entered treeline. We dug a pit and found it was about 225cm deep. The March layer was 35-40cm down, the Feb layer about 90. Both layers were reactive in ECT. Large whumpf noted leaving the pit, which remote triggered a size 2 about 40m away on an approx 38 degree slope. We continued on, widespread and somewhat dramatic whumpfing was noted throughout the treeline area we travelled. North facing zone.

Avalanche

Run Length

150

Slab Width

80

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

40

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

N

Trigger Distance

40

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

38

Avalanche Character

persistentSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1500

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

surfaceHoar

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-03-23T20:30:00.188Z