Panorama Ridge step down
Quick reportPJskis · Dec 13, 2025 · Lake Louise
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, cloudy, windy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- windAffected, powder
Decent coverage for this time of year, fun where it's deepest. SW side sheltered from the sharp N wind, slight surface crust, a few rocks. Overcast, trace amounts of new snow.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Trigger Distance
- 10
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2440
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2340
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-12-13T21:00:00.000Z
Small skier triggered slide midslope. Possibly remote triggered from below on small convex feature ~10m across. Crown height variable, >1m in some places, in some scrubby trees. Ran to ground near the crown, would likely have swept but not buried a skier; debris mainly dry loose with some chunks.