Avalanche: Summit

Location: Manitoba - West Bowl

Date:

November 20, 2016 11:00

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Standard uptrack. This is mostly just to add photos to Matthew’s observation. Interesting to see when, where and how the West Bowl of Manitoba can slide.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Soft Slab	Aspect	West
Elevation	3600ft	Slope Angle	34deg
Crown Depth	18in	Width	100ft
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Toured up to check out the 11-19 slide. A previous group set off an additional small hangfire slide approximately 100-150 feet above the (obliterated) crown of the 11-19 slide.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	Yes

Photos & Video

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Yes boys and girls, Manitoba can slide.

The culprit.

Location

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