Montana Bowl

Avalanche

ava.keerak · Mar 13, 2021 · Central Selkirk

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Quick report

Weather
warm, sunny
Ride Type
alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
sunnySlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
hard, heavy, wet
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionTemp

The snow was a bit icy in the morning, but we ended up heading back early as the snow was melting quickly and temperatures were rising fast. Snow was alright, but definitely not worth staying out longer.

Weather

Max Temp
3
Wind Speed
windSpeedModerate
Wind Direction
NE
Temperature Trend
rising
Precipitation Type
none

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
1
Start Zone Aspect
SW
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Avalanche Character
looseWet
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2021-03-13T13:30:00

Snow falling off trees and small cliffs triggered a size one loose wet avalanche about 200m away from where we stood.