Zoa: South Couloirs

Avalanche

kgillich · Mar 16, 2019 · Cariboos

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Avalanche

We skied Thar, from col went NW down to Falls Lake. From Thar, we observed 3 avalanches across the valley, in the narrow couloirs on the south aspect of Zoa. We also heard a 4th avalanche. Couloirs are narrow, so slides lacked volume, but ran 50-150m. Slides occurred between 12:00-2:00pm with the warming afternoon sun. Snow was stable on Thar, no issues there. Watch the south/west aspects during this warming trend!