Observation Peak Avalanche
Quick reportjacob.dans.p · Jan 14, 2025 · Glacier
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 600
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2600
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-01-13T22:00:00.000Z
Slab failed sometime during the day, suspect solar triggered. It was hard to tell whether it was a windslab or a deep persistent slab, but notably the slab entrained facets and ran quite far given the size of the crown.