Lionhead Ridge
Lionhead Range
Code
SS-AMr-R3-D2
Aspect
E
Notes
Snowmobilers near lionhead witnessed three avalanches on Jan 7, 2019. One natural and two remotely triggered.
From email: "We had been climbing a safe slope adjacent to this slide... 24 inch crown and about 200 feet wide... Occurred at 1:38PM on an easterly wind loaded slope...The third slide... was triggered when the group passed below a short steep slope. We were well spaced and using safe practices when the number 6 sled in line remote triggered the avalanche. It flowed across our tracks and was about 12 inches deep. No one was caught or threatened.... on a southeast aspect."
Multiple Avalanches
Number caught
0
Number buried
0
Avalanche Type
Soft slab avalanche
Trigger
Snowmobile
Trigger Modifier
r-A remote avalanche released by the indicated trigger
R size
3
D size
2
Problem Type
Persistent Weak Layer
Images
Slab Thickness units
centimeters
Single / Multiple / Red Flag
Multiple Avalanches
Advisory Year