Gorge KM 17

Avalanche

chris1perra · Nov 27, 2016 · Jordan

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Quick report

Weather
wet, stormy, cloudy, foggy, warm
Ride Type
openTrees, steepSlopes, cutBlocks
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Size 1.5s easily triggered in the gullies and steeper features on the slopes above KM 17. Did not observe any step downs on layers deeper then the storm snow, likely too many anchors on our slopes. Be afraid, Greg Hill 2016

Weather

Avg Temp
-1
Max Temp
-1
Min Temp
-3
Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Sky Condition
fog
Snowfall Rate
1
New Snow24 Hours
30
Storm Start Date
2016-11-25T20:00:00.000Z
Temperature Trend
falling
Precipitation Type
snow

Wet at road level drier up top.

Avalanche

Run Length
150
Slab Width
40
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
noWindExposure
Avalanche Size
1.5
Slab Thickness
30
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
NE
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Avalanche Character
windSlab, stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
51-100
Start Zone Elevation
1800
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2016-11-26T09:00:00

Avalanches everywhere.