Joffre Shoulder
Quick reporthaolekook · Mar 14, 2026 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, cutBlocks, denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Skied the zone off Joffre shoulder at the back side of Mt Chief Pascall. Good coverage for approach and pow on top of supportive crust. Many signs of old buried debris from last natural cycle. Other than noted slab avalanche, no other obvious signs of activity. Watched a crew ski off the summit of Slalok with no apparent issues, could see a skin track onto the Cayoosh glacier area, hopefully with no problems also. Cold temps tempered the sun again today. Parking lot conversations with other groups suggested good times and no avalanche activity to report.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 50
- Slab Width
- 75
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 45
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab, windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2100
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2050
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2026-03-07
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-03-14T18:30:00.000Z
slab triggered from a narrow chute and propagated out both sides of cliff band below, did not run full path