Avalanche

Fish Creek Knob

Brent WittmerDouglas Island
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Quick report

Cracking
widespread
Collapsing
widespread

Toured Fish Creek Knob from the quarry. About 5 inches of new snow, where not disturbed. Active wind loading, with winds around 40mph. Above 2000 ft: Observed continuous whumphing and cracks shooting up to 50 ft. One small remote trigger avalanche (~20ft wide, ran about 80 ft). Two ski cuts produced slides of similar size.

Weather

Air Temp
28
Cloud Cover
overcast
Wind Loading
intense
Recent Snowfall
15
Snow Avail For Transport
large amounts

Snowing and blowing

Snowpack

Storm slab on a stout crust. Hasn’t had time to bond. Very sensitive to triggers.

Avalanche

Size
D1
Aspect
NW
Trigger
AS
Elevation
2200 ft

Very sensitive storm slab. 1 remote trigger. 2 ski cut avalanches. All on relatively mellow terrain.