Vent Shaft Ridge
Avalanchestokedonscience · Feb 7, 2021 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold, stormy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- W
- Site Elevation
- 1900
- Test Initiation
- none
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Quick test pit. Found the Jan30SH up to 5mm down 55. The Jan 24SH 3mm down 70.Produced no results in the test.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 30
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Trigger Sub Type
- intentional
- Start Zone Aspect
- W
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 0
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab, looseDry
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1900
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2021-02-07T13:30:00
Small Size 1, ski cut, wind loaded convex roll. Broke up quickly and did not entrain much mass. Did not propagate or step down.