Bluebird Brockton
AvalancheCEski · Feb 26, 2023 · North Shore
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, cutBlocks, sunnySlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Weather
- Avg Temp
- 0
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- W
- Storm Start Date
- 2023-02-25
- Storm Snow Amount
- 45
- Temperature Trend
- rising
Wind predominantly from the west, intermittently swinging around to SE. Gusts to 40km an hour.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 270
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- SE
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 1229
- Ski Penetration
- 23
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 45
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
ECT - CTM 2 uneven break on low cohesion storm snow at 250-230 cm. No propagation. Gently pulled on column, slid evenly on layer of storm snow at 240cm. Partial snow profile photo.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 150
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 40
- Trigger Sub Type
- remote
- Start Zone Aspect
- S
- Trigger Distance
- 2
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry, stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1350
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1200
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln, btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-02-26T19:20:00.000Z
Observed sign of size 1 avalanche from approx 15m west of skin track at approx 1100M (featured in another MIN from this date). Witnessed a size 1.5 on S aspect of Pump Peak. Accidental remote trigger by skier, was able to ski out without being caught.