Size 1.5 on Melissa’s Run

Quick report

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder

Snowpack

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Site Elevation Band

tln, alp

Avalanche

Run Length

300

Slab Width

5

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

leeSlope

Avalanche Size

1.5

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NW

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

windSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2200

Runout Zone Elevation

2000

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-04-06T19:00:00.087Z

Avalanche triggered by a ski cut over a shallow, windloaded pocket at the top of Melissa’s Run on Blowdown Peak. The windslab was shallow (15-20cm) and propagation was limited (5m), but it ran approximately 300m.