Avalanche: Summit

Location: Manitoba

Date:

December 18, 2015 12:00pm

Observer:

Anonymous

Route & General Observations

Headed toward top of Manitoba via the north ridge. Checked out the north side of the summit and decided to ski an east/north east slope that looked about 27-29* steep.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	0	Aspect	East Northeast
Elevation	3700ft	Slope Angle	35deg
Crown Depth	16in	Width	300ft
Vertical Run	800ft

Avalanche Details

After only a few turns, the snow broke completely underneath me. I rode a slab of snow for about 15 feet before exiting skiers left and getting out of the way. I put my skins back on and headed toward the ridge to make my way back up to Manitoba summit.

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Was out yesterday in bad visibility. Noticed whoomping in the valley below Manitoba.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Gusty winds around 30 mph on the ridge. Blue skies with clouds rolling in. About 35*

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Crown heading east

Looking down at skier and Avalanche.