The One Where Everyone Went To Marion
Location Name: Marion Lake Observation date: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 - 13:00 |
Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes |
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Observation made by: Public
Tabs
Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 - 13:15
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
New/old snow interface
Trigger:
skier
Trigger Modifier:
Accidentally Triggered
Start Zone Slope Angle:
40
Aspect:
Northwest
Starting Elevation:
near-treeline
Destructive Size:
D1 Relatively harmless to people.
Relative Size:
R1 Very Small
Crown Height:
Less than 1 ft
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
40ft.
Avalanche Width (Average width):
20ft.
Avalanche Location:
Near the bottom of the N face of Essex Mountain, a skier in our party triggered a small wind slab on a steep rollover.