Slide on boom side of chickaboom
Observed Jan 31, 2026, 2:00 p.m. PST · Central Rockies
This report was submitted with an older form.
Avalanche report
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Avalanche size
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 20
- Trigger sub type
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N, NE
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees
- Avalanche character
- Storm slab
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 2200
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start zone elevation band
- Tln
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2026-01-31T22:00:00.000Z
Incident report
- Group size
- 4
- Description
- Wind affect in this treed area above boom lake. Taken for a ride through sparse trees and over a small cliff. Lost skis and poles. Talked to the forecaster in Banff about the incident.
- Terrain trap
- Trees, Cliff
- Group activity
- Skiing
- Number injured
- 1
- Number involved
- 1
- Number caught only
- 0
- Number fully buried
- 0
- Snow depth trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain shape trigger point
- Unsupported
- Number partly buried able breathing
- 0
- Number partly buried impaired breathing
- 0