Look out col

Avalanche

evianmullen · Feb 5, 2018 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
foggy, cloudy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes, denseTrees, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Weather

Avg Temp
-9
Wind Speed
windSpeedCalm
Blowing Snow
none
Sky Condition
overcast
Wind Direction
SW
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
SW
Test Fracture
sudden
Site Elevation
2160
Test Initiation
easy
Site Elevation Band
alp
Surface Conditions
newSnow
Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
stormSnow

Directly on look out col facing SW on the lee ward side, there was results of CTM 11 SP 55cm down on a storm slab. The purpose of this test was to see how reactive the wind/storm slab on the col.

Avalanche

Run Length
35
Slab Width
40
Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
50
Start Zone Aspect
NW
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp, tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2018-02-03T09:22:00