Honney Bronzed/Marriot Basin
Avalanchechcalladine · Dec 31, 2016 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, windy, cloudy, foggy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, deepPowder
Weather
- Min Temp
- -20
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- fog
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Fog/low clouds coming and going all day making route finding in alpine difficult.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N, NE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2150
- Ski Penetration
- 15
- Test Initiation
- veryEasy
- Foot Penetration
- 60
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- variable
Honey Bronzed/Marriott Basin Alpine Bowl, Wind Loaded, NE Facing, 45', natural size 1 observed on similar slope HS>3.5m CTE 3 (PC) down 15 on FC CTM 15 (SP) down 50 on FC CTM 20 (SP) down 90 on SH Dec 26
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 40
- Slab Width
- 15
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 20
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 50
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-12-31T02:30:00
Skier triggered size 1 on steep wind loaded bowl in Honey Bronzed. Had previously seen natural size 1 on similar aspect/ loading on convexity - dug pit (results attached) with unfavorable results. Adjusted plan to ride mellow slopes. Changing conditions and lowering visibility hampered route finding resulting in skiing steeper avi. prone slope. Triggered size 1 here as previously noted.