Blue Lake

Avalanche

cooperhagley · Jan 11, 2023 · Gold

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Avalanche

Run Length
30
Slab Width
60
Trigger Type
snowmobile
Wind Exposure
noWindExposure
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
40
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
N
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Start Zone Incline
45
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2000
Runout Zone Elevation
1900
Weak Layer Burial Date
2023-01-11
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
surfaceHoar, stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2023-01-11T20:00:00.000Z

Riding Old Growth to avoid alpine, open patches in the forest have been sliding aswell, 30cm of new dry snow on surface hoar is to blame