Simpson burn
Observed Mar 25, 2026, 11:00 a.m. PDT · Central Rockies
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Quick report
- Comment
- We skied the Simpson burn, really good skiing to about 1600m. At 2100m HS is 230cm and there is 37cm of new snow, not bonding really well with the thick rain crust. The snow was becoming heavier in the afternoon, forming more of a slab. There was one natural size 1 out from a 40º roll, and we skied cut and triggered a few really predictable small size 1 sliding on the March 24 rain crust.
- Weather
- Cloudy, Sunny
- Ride type
- Open trees
- Stayed away
- Alpine slopes
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Powder
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition snow
Avalanche report
- Run length
- 50
- Slab width
- 30
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Avalanche size
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 37
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees
- Start zone incline
- 42
- Avalanche character
- Storm slab
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 2050
- Weak layer burial date
- 2026-03-24
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start zone elevation band
- Tln
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2026-03-25T18:30:00.000Z