Upper Torpy
AvalancheSam Stewart · Dec 11, 2022 · McGregor
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, stormy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab
Triggered a small slab avalanche while skinning. The slab was 1 to 2 feet in depth and released below the trigger. The slab was approximately 4m by 3m and slid for 20 to 30m downhill.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Fog in the morning with the sun breaking through early afternoon. Overcast layer appeared shortly after the sun came out.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 30
- Slab Width
- 4
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 45
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 38
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1640
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2022-12-11T10:45:00.000Z
The slab released about 1m below the trigger point.