Avalanche at Brohm Ridge

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2 snowboarders set of an avalanche on Brohm Ridge on Friday. We saw the aftermath. This slope faces west and I dug a pit which revealed the 80 cm they have received this week and I got a serious layer with three light taps. The slab they kicked off was not as deep about 35 cms.

Definitely a rotten hoar frost layer from the last two weeks of sun. Be careful out there...

scottN
Senior Member

Vancouver, BC
Canada
1422 Posts

Posted - 03/01/2009 : 11:33 AM

We say multiple (old) naturals on this layer at Sproatt yesterday on NW facing slopes around 1700m. We played it safe down lower and had a great day.

norona
Senior Member

North Vancouver, BC
Canada
1047 Posts

Posted - 03/01/2009 : 12:29 PM

Thanks Scott, this was around that similar elevation..

toad
Junior Member

481 Posts

Posted - 03/01/2009 : 9:58 PM

Thanks for sharing. Saw a lot from the recent cycle on Vantage/Cerise yesterday.

Edited by - toad on 03/01/2009 9:59 PM

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