Pedley Pass/Small Avalanche

Quick report

Ira Elliott ยท Dec 18, 2022

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Quick report

Weather
cold
Ride Type
denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
Good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

We did only one run because of the cold

Weather

It was cold (I didn't mean to press rainfall)

Snowpack

Tree line snowdepth is 80-90cm We did a compression test at the top of our line. Sudden planar fracture 35cm down after 5 taps. The column was 75cm deep. We stuck to the trees, but we ran in to a steep slope in the trees and caused a small avalanche.

Avalanche

When snowboarding through the trees, we came across a steep and fairly open slope and we couldn't find a way around. We tried to find a safe way down. My partner went first without any results, when I went i triggered a very small avalanche like size 0.5-1. Only carried me for 30 feet then I managed to stand up and move out of the way. The snow was shallow in this spot and went to the ground on the lower section.

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