Young Peak (feat. Lil Carnage)

Quick report

2deep2handle · Apr 16, 2026 · Glacier

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, sunny
Ride Type
convexSlopes, sunnySlopes, steepSlopes, denseTrees, openTrees
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Felt like we were back to winter out there! 30-50cm of recent HST was staying cool on the north made for biblical spring cold smoke. Just be careful not to bite the hand that feeds!

Avalanche

Run Length
60
Slab Width
40
Trigger Type
skier
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
20
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
NW
Start Zone Incline
40
Avalanche Character
stormSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2650
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2026-04-16T17:30:00.000Z

Observed another party trigger a nice Sz 2 storm slab on the skiers right steep roll off Youngs. Luckily no involvement even with one member cleaning up a yard sale at the bottom of the slope while slab was triggered. Crown was 20-25cm deep with debris carrying right to the flats Lots of evidence of a recent Na cycle up to 2.5-3 in the alpine.

Incident

Group Size
3
Group Activity
skiing
Number Injured
0
Number Involved
0
Number Caught Only
0
Number Fully Buried
0
Snow Depth Trigger Point
average
Terrain Shape Trigger Point
convex
Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
0
Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
0

Observed another party trigger a nice Sz 2 storm slab on the skiers right steep roll off Youngs. Luckily no involvement even with one member cleaning up a yard sale at the bottom of the slope while slab was triggered. Crown was 20-25cm deep with debris carrying right to the flats