Balu Ridge
AvalancheZach Birnie · Oct 28, 2016 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, warm, windy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, denseTrees
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- wet, powder, heavy
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- fog
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- mixedSnowRain
Dense Valley Fog, at times clear Moderate Wind
Snowpack
- Site Aspect
- SE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust
Column Test Sudden Collapse - CTM 13 @13cm Depth Sudden Collapse - CTH23 @ 38cm Depth
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Start Zone Aspect
- NW, SE
- Avalanche Character
- looseWet, wetSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2000
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2016-10-28T11:00:00
evidence of many small Avalanches observes on small slopes/chutes