The Dome

Quick report

Weather

sunny

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

powder

Weather

Wind Speed

windSpeedCalm

Sky Condition

fewClouds

Precipitation Type

none

Excellent visibility to ridge top today.

Snowpack

Obs Type

point

Site Aspect

NW

Site Elevation

2100

Ski Penetration

20

Test Initiation

none

Foot Penetration

40

Site Elevation Band

alp

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Some minor sluffing. Good skiing. Of note little to no wind observed on the Dome side. However, looking across the valley there is wind affect at the Asulkan hut elevation and above.

Avalanche

Run Length

400

Slab Width

150

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

crossLoadedSlope

Avalanche Size

2.5

Start Zone Aspect

NW

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Runout Zone Elevation

1900

Weak Layer Burial Date

2024-12-06

Avalanche Observation

moreThan48hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2024-12-12T20:00:00.000Z

We did not see the start zone but due to the amount of debris and length it ran, we suspect the NW slopes of the Cleaver pulled out onto the Dome Glacier ski lines and then wrapped around the corner and ran an impressive length (400m?)covering all the terrain normally skied. As we did not see the full extent of this event it could also be a size 3 when someone gets eyes on.