- Submitted by
- jfloyer
- Observations date
- Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 19:00
- Location
- 49.764254° N 117.179009° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 19:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Slab thickness
- 70cm
- Slab width
- 100m
- Run length
- 350m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Intentional
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,150m
- Start zone incline
- 37°
- Weak layer burial date
- Friday, January 2, 2026
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Large avalanche triggered intentionally from a well defined steepening of the slope as it rolled over from around 30 degrees to 37 degrees. Avalanche size was much larger than anticipated. Avalanche released at the base of the storm snow that has been accumulating over the last five days.
