- Submitted by
- d.victor
- Observations date
- Friday, January 9, 2026 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.007371° N 115.979420° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Friday, January 9, 2026 at 20:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 10m
- Run length
- 60m
- Avalanche Character
- Storm slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NW
- Start zone elevation band
- Below treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 1,800m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
We were skiing a fairly wide ridge between two gullies and I went over a slight convexity and triggered a small slab avalanche. I was able to ski out of it to the side at the start zone. The debris covered some old tracks in the gully to the north.
