Avalanche: Summit

Location: Manitoba and Surrounding Areas

Date:
Observer:
Scott P
Route & General Observations

5/4 afternoon and 5/5 mid day tour up to the top of tree line

 

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger No
Avalanche Type GlideAspect Unknown
ElevationunknownSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Avalanche Details

Glide and wet loose avalances occurring at all aspects and elevations on slopes steeper than ~35° throughout turnagain and summit

Two sizable slabs spotted from the road in/near tincan trees Saturday morning

Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Overcast Saturday (5/4)

Rain overnight and partly sunny skies Sunday (5/5)

Snow surface

Wet large grains that are very non-cohesive for the top 8-10 cm of snowpack.

Snowpack

CTX
Questionable layers at 10cm, 35cm, and a very scary layer at 100cm that broke cleanly (Q1) when released by a shovel.

Photos & Video
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Looking up Manitoba on the skin track.  

Spirit Walker in the clouds.  

Pete's South and North.  

Location


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