Renshaw Avalanche - Storm Slab
Incidentchelseyhn · Feb 17, 2022 · Renshaw
Quick report
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Our group came across this storm slab avalanche in the morning that appeared to have been naturally occurring, we checked for tracks and any beacon signals just in case then proceeded to leave the area. On our return back we noticed very large cornices at the top of the ridge as seen in photos.
Weather
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- mixedSnowRain
Snowpack
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 3
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2022-02-18T10:00:00
Incident
- Group Activity
- snowmobiling