WMR Sidecountry
Location Name: Forecaster Observation - Whitefish Range Observation date: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - 17:15 |
Is this an Avalanche Observation: No |
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Location
Tabs
Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Monday, December 24, 2018 - 13:30
Avalanche Type:
Loose Dry/ Sluff
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
Within storm snow
Trigger:
snowboarder
Trigger Modifier:
Accidentally Triggered
Start Zone Slope Angle:
38
Aspect:
Southeast
Starting Elevation:
6050
Destructive Size:
D1 Relatively harmless to people.
Relative Size:
R1 Very Small
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
75ft.
Number of people caught:
0
Avalanche Location:
RIder-triggered sluff below steep rock band. DOesn't appear to have caught rider. Recent snow over debris, so likely several days old.