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Avalanchenicoleasugden · Feb 17, 2020 · Sky Pilot
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, sunny
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, cutBlocks, denseTrees, steepSlopes, openTrees, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder, crusty
Sunny but clouded over in the afternoon. Snow disappeared at the peaks, leaving wind affected crust. Snow in sheltered areas and at tree line and below was powder.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -8
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- fewClouds
- Wind Direction
- N
- Precipitation Type
- none
Colder and crusty up high. Warm with good powder lower and in sheltered areas
Snowpack
- Depth
- 90
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- S
- Ski Penetration
- 20
- Foot Penetration
- 45
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln, btl
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Fun powder
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 20
- Slab Width
- 8
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- windwardSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 10
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- S
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 45
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1700
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1675
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-02-17T14:00:00
Snowboarders loosed a thin wind crust that pulled down some of the sparse underlying snow and ran down to the bench below