Whymper
Observed Jan 31, 2026, 1:30 p.m. PST · Central Rockies
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Quick report
- Comment
- Beautiful weather in Chickadee valley but wind picked up steadily traveling up to Whymper col. Crusty snow on the way down. 4th skier down set off a slab at the first choke and was carried 200 to 300m down slope stopping before second choke. Skier was uninjured and self extricated.
- Weather
- Cloudy
- Ride type
- Steep slopes, Alpine slopes
- Riding quality
- Ok
- Snow conditions
- Crusty
Incident report
- Group size
- 4
- Group activity
- Skiing
- Number involved
- 1
- Number caught only
- 1
- Snow depth trigger point
- Average
- Terrain shape trigger point
- Planar