S-X winds loading Alp lee
Quick reportJGormick · Feb 21, 2025 · South Coast Inland
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -8
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedExtreme
- Blowing Snow
- intense
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- S
- Storm Start Date
- 2025-02-21
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Site Elevation
- 2148
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Foot Penetration
- 80
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 200
- Slab Width
- 15
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 33
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2140
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2110
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2025-02-20
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-02-21T22:00:00.000Z
S-X south winds, S1, repeated hand shears didn't reveal a failure plane, upper 30+cm 4F/F. Ski cut from entrance to safe zone under Disease buttress, slope failed on storm snow interface and ran to Body Bag Bowl.