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Avalanche

arctosguides · Dec 17, 2020 · Retallack

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Quick report

Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
deepPowder

Avalanche

Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
1.5
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
E, NE
Vegetation Cover
sparseTrees
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
6-10
Weak Layer Burial Date
2020-12-13T08:00:00.000Z
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
surfaceHoar
Start Zone Elevation Band
btl
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2020-12-17T13:47:00

Dec 13 SH was very touchy on Thursday Dec. 17. 35-40 HST had settled into a F+ to 4F- soft slab which overlay the Dec 13 surface hoar (4-5mm). We had numerous remote triggered size ones, from up to 60m away. Ski cutting produced numerous size 1-2 avalanches running far and fast.