Exceptional Skiing
Avalanchekrisbuote · Mar 6, 2023 · Sky Pilot
Quick report
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Exceptional skiing in the sea to sky.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 400
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 1600
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Dug a pit on the apron between Ledgling and Ledge Couloir. No planar failure in snowpack. 100cm of uniform low density snow on top of pre-storm crust. Crust reasonably bonded to storm snow. Could not trigger failure at crust. Storm snow crumbled under moderate elbow taps. No result on extended column test.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-03-05T22:30:00.000Z
Skier triggered size 1-1.5 at top of Ledgeling couloir. Debris ran to the bottom. Skier may have undercut loaded pocket beneath steep convexity.