Avalanche skiers left of Saucer Chute
Quick reporthugojvoyer · Apr 16, 2026 · Spearhead
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, warm
- Ride Type
- steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, hard, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionTemp
We witnessed this size ~1.5 avalanche from a distance minutes after it happened. Manage to communicate with group. They confirmed they were okay but lost gear (could see them probing), likely skis. Didn’t see the slide happening but suspect last skier triggered it. We skied Saucer chute earlier that day, it had ran during the last storm but was otherwise great.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2100
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-04-16T21:45:00.000Z
Incident
- Group Size
- 4
- Terrain Trap
- slopeTransitionOrBench
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Involved
- 5
- Number Caught Only
- 4
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- shallow
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- convex
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 1
We witnessed this size ~1.5 avalanche from a distance minutes after it happened. Manage to communicate with group. They confirmed they were okay but lost gear (could see them probing), likely skis. Didn’t see the slide happening but suspect last skier triggered it. We skied Saucer chute earlier that day, it had ran during the last storm but was otherwise great.