Destructive size definition table

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Definition

Determine the destructive potential of the avalanche(s) resulting from a specific avalanche problem within a defined location.


Destructive Size Avalanche destructive potential
(definition)
Typical
mass
Typical
impact pressure
Typical
path length
Size 1.0 Relatively harmless to people. <10 t 1 kPa 10 m
Size 2.0 Could bury, injure, or kill a person. 102 t 10 kPa 100 m
Size 3.0 Could bury and destroy a car, damage a truck, destroy a wood frame house, or break a few trees. 103 t 100 kPa 1000 m
Size 4.0 Could destroy a railway car, large truck, several buildings, or a forest area of approximately 4 hectares. 104 t 500 kPa 2000 m
Size 5.0 Largest snow avalanche known. Could destroy a village or a forest area of approximately 40 hectares. 105 t 1000 kPa 3000 m


Source: Canadian Avalanche Association. (2007). Observation Guidelines and Recording Standards for Weather, Snowpack, and Avalanches. Revelstoke, BC.

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