Wind slabs are still out there!
Quick reportinfo · Apr 12, 2025 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Very good ski quality on high alpine north aspects with 10-30 cm of low density powder increasing with elevation.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 30
- Slab Width
- 30
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 60
- Trigger Sub Type
- remote
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Trigger Distance
- 50
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 45
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2770
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2740
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2025-04-09
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-04-12T20:00:00.000Z
Skinning up low angle <25* slope nearing the ridge crest. Settlement triggered steep wind loaded pocket 50 metres away. 20 cm of new low density storm snow overlying 40 cm of soft windslab.