Too deep to handle
Quick reportReginaBBQ · Jan 6, 2026 · Gold
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 10
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- noWindExposure
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1600
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2026-01-01
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- surfaceHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-01-06T19:00:00.000Z
- 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