Near Miss & Powder Turns

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

mellowSlopes, openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

There was a surprising lack of natural avalanches, cracking, or whumphs at Groundhog/Prosperpine in Barkerville today. Despite this, we were very careful not to let the 50 untouched snow and sunshine lure us out into steep terrain because it remains PRIMED for human triggering. Instead, we had an awesome time playing on small slopes, riding the deep trees and meadow skipping through trackless areas. Later in the day, we talked to a group who triggered a sizeable avalanche in the Prosper Bowl. Everyone was ok but it was a good reminder that even without signs of instability these tricky weak layers can be dangerous.

Avalanche

Run Length

130

Slab Width

70

Trigger Type

snowmobile

Wind Exposure

noWindExposure

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

60

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

45

Avalanche Character

persistentSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1850

Runout Zone Elevation

1780

Weak Layer Burial Date

2024-02-20

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow, surfaceHoar

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-02-29T21:00:00.000Z