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Rainbow mountain

Published
Jan 28th, 2021 11:30 AM
johnmbell
Brandywine
Details

Type

avalanche

Coordinates

50.170653, -123.059273

Quick Observation

Good trip up Rainbow, one old avalanche observed but nothing was reactive to skier traffic. Stayed away from unsupported terrain. Skiing is decent at tree line and above.

Avalanche Information

Climbed to the summit of rainbow and skied down. Looks like a pocket of wind slab in a lee slope below a cliff was triggered by some stuffing off the unsupported steep terrain above it. Crust was found 30cm down on the slope near the top of the slide, sudden planar results on top of the crust when column was isolated (CTV). Facets were found underneath the crust. Did not propagate with skier traffic and no other slabs were reactive.