Plewman windslab
Quick reportgoinupthegranby · Jan 7, 2024 · East Kakwa
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 30
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2050
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-01-07T08:00:00.000Z
Skier stepped into edge of windloaded pocket below headwall and stomped a few times, on the third stomp a small 4F slab propagated and carried the skier 20m down slope, no injuries or gear loss. Avalanche ran on 1F facets and quickly lost momentum as slope angle decreased. Slab thickness 10 - 50cm.