Healy pass

Avalanche

Brendan Maggs · Nov 17, 2020 · Sunshine

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Quick report

Weather
warm
Ride Type
openTrees, mellowSlopes
Riding Quality
terrible
Snow Conditions
heavy
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

Skied upto Healy pass area. 15cm of fresh snow on the trail overnight. Warm temps with plenty of trees dropping snow bombs Skied a lap on a westerly aspect that had heavy sticky snow and was effected from the sun

Avalanche

Run Length
150
Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
1.5
Start Zone Aspect
E
Avalanche Character
looseDry
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2450
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2020-11-17T11:38:00

Observed a 1.5 loose avalanche from the previous 12hrs. Started under a cornice feature but no evidence to suggest the cornice had triggered it (cornice intact) Avalanche had gone over cliffs and ran approx 150m