Older avalanche Observation with AST 2 group
Quick reportkeith · Jan 17, 2026 · Rossland
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny, warm
- Ride Type
- cutBlocks, mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Riding was ok in the sun during the middle of the day, but pretty challenging once the snow cooled off in the shade and formed a new crust. Maybe we imagined it, but perhaps the crust is slowly breaking down and faceting, making undisturbed snow slightly less breakable than 2 days ago.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 120
- Slab Width
- 60
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Start Zone Incline
- 38
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2140
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2070
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2026-01-02
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-01-17T21:00:00.000Z
Observed from a distance and guessing the Jan 02 interface.