Kindergarten Couloir
Avalanchemitchell.guichon · Apr 2, 2022 · Lake Louise
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy, stormy
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, crusty
Good skiing quality in KC, ~10cm of powder on top of crust + flurries in the day. Temps stayed under freezing during the day.
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- N
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Avalanche Character
- corniceOnly
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2022-04-02T12:00:00
Climbing under another party in KC, which was a choice we felt was reasonable at the time. Had size 1 sluffing come down on us. Was able to dodge most of it, was only hit by debris on the edge of path. Was able to preemptively arrest & did not get transported. No major injuries. The sluffing looked like cornice debris. Remote /natural triggers of a cornice collapse seemed unlikely given forecast & weather, more inclined to believe the party above accidentally triggered it. Could not confirm as party did not stop when they skied past.