Rowe Creek
Avalancheruari.macfarlane · Dec 30, 2016 · Waterton Lakes
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, cloudy
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
Heavy snowfall started at midday and lasted through the afternoon, with strong winds blowing snow around in many areas. Spindrift sluffs wetre seen pouring out of steep rocky gullies.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- corniceWithSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2450
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2250
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-12-29T13:00:00
Evidence of natural cornice-triggered slab avalanche out of a steep lee slope, We estimated between 0 to 48 hours old (but hard to tell through heavy snowfall and blowing snow).