Triggered Avalanche 1/28/2022 local_see
Kilburn Slide Pit
Kilburn Slide
Date & Time
1/28/2022 alternate_email 12:34 PM
Location
Kilburn Slide
Elevation & Aspect
2,425 / West
Mode of Travel
Skiing/Snowboarding
Red Flags
Shooting Cracks, Whumpfing/Collapsing
Triggered Avalanche
Dry/Loose (Sluff)
D1: Relatively harmless to people.
On steeper slope's, sluff collected quickly and continued to entrain snow.
Observation Details
Several interesting layers observed. Depending on location an ice crust layer close to the surface, this layer is not supported and collapsed partial several times in undisturbed areas. Pit results where CT12 @ 35cm, appears to be buried surface hoar layer. Overall depth ranged from 30-50cm
Observation Photos
Kilburn Slide Snow Pilot open_in_new full size
Kilburn Slide Pit open_in_new full size
