Tumbling NE5

Avalanche

Todd GoesSkiing · Feb 1, 2022 · Kootenay

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Quick report

Ride Type
denseTrees, convexSlopes, steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

20cms of fresh on top of 20cms of facets and stelars. Excellent riding with size 1 to 2 avalanches certain. Loose dries forming storm slabs. Isolated wind slab and isolated temperature crust on steep south aspects. Our now cast on Monday was 3 - 3 - 3 with size 1 to 2 avalanches certain.

Weather

Sky Condition
brokenClouds
Snowfall Rate
1
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Foot Penetration
60
Surface Conditions
newSnow, variable

Avalanche

Run Length
100
Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
30
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
E, NE
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Start Zone Elevation
2400
Avalanche Observation
24to48hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
facets
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl, alp, tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2022-01-31T16:00:00