Bear Face

Quick report

Weather

stormy, warm

Ride Type

convexSlopes, cutBlocks, openTrees, steepSlopes

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, sunnySlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, heavy, powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Our group headed up to Bear Face through the cut blocks and the forest. It started snowing heavily around 11:30am and didn't stop until we were done around 3:00pm. ~8cm total accumulation. We toured up to 2,000m. Snow was great to 1,500m and then it was new snow on a hard crust. A member of our group triggered a size 1 avalanche on a convex role in open trees. 30-35cm crown, 8-10m wide with a 50m run off. No one was buried and the skier was able to ski out of it. Overall, great day but the new snow was becoming reactive.

Avalanche

Run Length

30

Slab Width

8

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

35

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

40

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1700

Runout Zone Elevation

1670

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

surfaceHoarAndFacets

Start Zone Elevation Band

btl

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-02-14T22:55:00.000Z