Dashboard Regions Weather Stations Radar Alerts Glossary
Contact About
Log In

Register for an account and never miss a forecast again!

Register

Summit knob

Published
Mar 6th, 2017 3:00 PM
ruari.macfarlane
Waterton
Details

Type

avalanche

Coordinates

49.004490, -114.027710

Quick Observation

30 cm of fist hard snow on top of increasing density, however with wind surface was getting more dense in all but low sheltered trees. Looked like 10cm overnight , and another 5-10 in intense bursts through day. Clouds moving slowly but big gusts at treeline and down to where we were below treeline, filling in both old tracks, and ours in open areas. Some limited cracking off ski tips in surface snow . Minor natural and skiier triggered loose dry sluffing. We mainly rode trees, and ventured into one small, supported avalanche path below treeline - but would not have by the end of the day due to wind transport and more snow. Deep pow and big smiles

Avalanche Information

Several natural avalanches (best guess storm slab) size 1.5 or maybe to size 2, from extreme alpine terrain on Forum peak. One size 1 storm slab in wide open terrain under mt Custer, at about 1800m. Numerous small loose dry avalanches from steep alpine terrain at the head of Cameron lake, and several in SE aspect avalanche path below treeline off summit knob.