- Submitted by
- c.w.vanharen
- Observations date
- Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 01:00
- Location
- 51.599190° N 117.582930° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 17:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 20cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 500m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- S
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,400m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,900m
- Weak layer burial date
- Monday, January 5, 2026
- Weak layer crystal type
- Storm snow
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Stepped onto the edge of a cross-loaded start zone at the top of an obvious avalanche path on the south side of Trundle Point and released a wind slab extending from ski tips 30 meters into the path. Deepest point of the crown was approx 20cm. Ran full path 500m picking up what looked like some more wind deposits on the way. Did not appear to step down to any other layers from our safe vantage point. No skiers caught.