Pollywood

Avalanche

sebycharest · Nov 7, 2022 · Shames

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, cold, windy
Ride Type
openTrees, mellowSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder, crusty
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionSnow

Rode pollywood sunday and monday. Intense north east wind at all elevation bands and intense blowing snow from ridge top to valley bottom. Stiff windslabs forming at all elevation bands on west and south aspects.

Weather

Avg Temp
-11
Wind Speed
windSpeedExtreme
Blowing Snow
intense
Wind Direction
NE
Temperature Trend
steady

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
SW
Cracking Observed
1
Site Elevation Band
tln
Surface Conditions
facets, newSnow, crust, variable

Avalanche

Slab Width
15
Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
crossLoadedSlope
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
30
Start Zone Aspect
S
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2022-11-07T12:00:00

Observed a small start zone being cross loaded, as we were talking about it we watched it fail and run into valley bottom.