Mount Joffre - multiple natural avalanches
Quick reportemily.benington · Jan 28, 2024 · Duffey
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 50
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 45
- Avalanche Character
- looseWet
- Number Of Avalanches
- 6-10
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1700
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-01-28T22:00:00.000Z
We observed about 6 natural avalanches on the south west facing shoulder of Mount Joffre - seen from upper Joffre lake, triggered in the afternoon sun. Avalanches varied in size from 1 to 2. We also heard what sounded like larger avalanches on the NE side of Mt Joffre.