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What makes a great report
01

Be specific about location.

Drop the pin where you saw it. Aspect and elevation matter as much as the place name.

02

Report the quiet days.

"No signs of instability" is useful data too.

03

Add a photo.

A crown or crack photo tells forecasters a lot.

Your observation

Short form for a quick report; long form adds avalanche details, avalanche problems and weather.

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Demo site: this form works up to its last step, but nothing is sent, stored or charged until the center switches the site on.

Where and when
Location name
Where on the map?
Avalanche start / end as coordinates optional
Date
Activity
What you saw
Did you see recent avalanches?
Did you experience snowpack cracking?
Did you experience snowpack collapsing?
What did you observe?
Photos optional
Describe the photos
More detail
Did you trigger an avalanche?
Are you an avalanche professional?
Route, including aspects and elevations
Instability comments
Avalanches
Avalanche summary
Avalanche 1
LocationLeave the lat/long empty to use your map pin.
Location lat/long
Occurrence date
Date accuracy
Time
Time accuracy
Comments

To learn more about reporting avalanche characteristics, see pages 49–58 of the Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Guidelines (SWAG) from the American Avalanche Association.

Number
Primary aspect
Slope angle (°)Measured. The map's terrain model never fills this in.
Elevation (ft)
Vertical fall (ft)
D size
R size
Type
Problem type
Bed surface
Weak layer grain type
Weak layer burial date
Slab thickness (cm)
Width (ft)
Trigger
Trigger modifier
Terminus
Avalanche 2 (optional)
LocationLeave the lat/long empty to use your map pin.
Location lat/long
Occurrence date
Date accuracy
Time
Time accuracy
Comments

To learn more about reporting avalanche characteristics, see pages 49–58 of the Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Guidelines (SWAG) from the American Avalanche Association.

Number
Primary aspect
Slope angle (°)Measured. The map's terrain model never fills this in.
Elevation (ft)
Vertical fall (ft)
D size
R size
Type
Problem type
Bed surface
Weak layer grain type
Weak layer burial date
Slab thickness (cm)
Width (ft)
Trigger
Trigger modifier
Terminus
Avalanche 3 (optional)
LocationLeave the lat/long empty to use your map pin.
Location lat/long
Occurrence date
Date accuracy
Time
Time accuracy
Comments

To learn more about reporting avalanche characteristics, see pages 49–58 of the Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Guidelines (SWAG) from the American Avalanche Association.

Number
Primary aspect
Slope angle (°)Measured. The map's terrain model never fills this in.
Elevation (ft)
Vertical fall (ft)
D size
R size
Type
Problem type
Bed surface
Weak layer grain type
Weak layer burial date
Slab thickness (cm)
Width (ft)
Trigger
Trigger modifier
Terminus
Snowpack
Snowpack summary
Problem 1
Type
Depth (cm)
Layer
Location
Sensitivity
Distribution
Min D size
Max D size
Comments
Problem 2
Type
Depth (cm)
Layer
Location
Sensitivity
Distribution
Min D size
Max D size
Comments
Weather
Cloud cover
Temp (°F)
New/recent snowfall (cm)
Rain line elevation (ft)
Snow avail. for transport
Wind loading
Weather summary
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