Touchy Storm Slabs & Ogden Powder
Quick reportDanimal Kmart · Jan 6, 2024 · Waterton Lakes
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
Great ski conditions enjoyed by numerous parties up on Ogden. One party Lapping (yes, lapping) Phantom Couloir. Several (4?) downed trees on the Sherbrooke Lake trail below the lake; stay high on exit to avoid most of them. A number of the downed trees had been cleared, but more remain.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -10
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Precipitation Type
- snow
-10°C at ridgetop (2430m) early afternoon (13:30). Calm and overcast. Light flurries (<1cm/hr) began around 13:00.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 105
- Obs Type
- point
- Ski Penetration
- 25
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
Probed 100-110cm depth at 2240m (treeline) and variable 50cm to 100+cm at ridgetop (2430m - alpine).
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 15
- Slab Width
- 5
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 25
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2400
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-01-06T20:30:00.000Z
On our last run we triggered a size 1 slab (Approx. 5m wide x 25cm deep) SE or E aspect, ~2400m, on an isolated steep roll (40°+) which uncovered bare rock in spots underneath. No rider involvement or injury. Another party triggered a similar slide on a nearby slope.