Size 1.5 Bear Spirit Approach
Quick reportmaddiluntley · Jan 13, 2026 · Banff
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 50
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- noWindExposure
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- wetSlab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1650
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1606
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
Encountered size 1.5 on Bear Spirit trail at approx. 15:30PM. Had heard avalanches from 13:00-15:00 while climbing at the Bear Spirit falls. Released at ground, ran a roughly 50m path, arresting at the creek bed. Debris field was about 10m across. Small trees visible in the debris.