Banana wind slab
Quick reportCarlene Van Alphen · Jan 5, 2026 · Spearhead
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, hard, powder, windAffected
rider 1 accidental size 1.5 wind slab banana off fissile, N approx 2000m.
Incident
- Group Size
- 4
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 0
- Number Involved
- 1
- Number Caught Only
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- shallow
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- planar
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 0
- Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
- 0
rider 1 triggered a size 1.5, wide but shallow wind slab skiers left on banana chute off fissile, a north alpine slope. Rider 1 was carried and arrested with an ice axe. Not injured or buried. Suspected result of cross loading/reverse loading from a change in wind direction. 20-30cm crown. Noticed additional wind affect and small crowns and old debris in apron under psycho chute.