Shark

Quick report

wardsbd · Mar 23, 2024 · South Columbia

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy
Ride Type
openTrees, alpineSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Excellent skiing. Difficult trail breaking on solar aspects as it was difficult to break through the crust. Chute 2 had a natural size 1 Loose dry and we added a size 1 skier controlled loose dry. Around late morning a size 2 Natural came down from ridge top on north aspect likely from cornice collapse.

Avalanche

Run Length
500
Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
2
Start Zone Aspect
NE
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
40
Avalanche Character
stormSlab, corniceWithSlab
Crust Near Weak Layer
1
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2700
Runout Zone Elevation
2200
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-03-23T17:00:00.000Z

Start zone obscured from clouds and fog. Probable cornice collapse pulling out a slab high in the alpine out of extreme terrain.