Too deep to handle

Avalanche date/time

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 19:00

Number of avalanches in this report

1

The size of avalanche

1

Slab thickness

30cm

Slab width

10m

Run length

10m

Avalanche Character

• Storm slab

Trigger type

Skier

Trigger subtype

Accidental

Start zone aspect

• E

Start zone elevation band

• Below treeline

Start zone elevation

1,600m

Start zone incline

40°

Weak layer burial date

Thursday, January 1, 2026

Weak layer crystal type

• Surface hoar

Wind exposure

No wind exposure

Vegetation cover

Sparse trees or gladed slope

- couple groups heading out towards the knobs on MacPherson

- hand shears broke on buried surface hoar but without a significant slab stiffness

- shooting cracks about 50cm away from ski

- triggered a small avalanche behind a roll on a short steep pitch

- stayed away from bigger steep terrain

- mellow terrain was too deep to be skied nicely