Vermillion Peak Slide Path
Quick reportParks Canada Visitor Safety · Mar 17, 2024 · Kootenay
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 2000
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 3.5
- Start Zone Aspect
- W
- Avalanche Character
- deepPersistentSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2550
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1500
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-03-17T17:00:00.000Z
Vermillion Peak slide path ran full path with wide fracture lines at the top and wet debris to the bottom of the runout zone. Suspect it ran evening of March 16 in the late afternoon/early evening hot West aspect.
