Kindergarten couloir

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, foggy, stormy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Snow Conditions

crusty, powder

Avalanche

Run Length

700

Slab Width

10

Trigger Type

natural

Wind Exposure

noWindExposure

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

25

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

45

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

facets

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2025-11-22T18:03:00.000Z

We dug a pit at the entrance of the couloir, and found a thick crust around 25-30cm below soft snow. When we did collapsing test no break or signs of instability were found. We think something triggered the avalanche like cornice falling, rock fall or something else created the avalanche high above and hit us once we were bookpacking 30m above the entrance luckily. One of us got carried away through the runway for 100m and I was able to find shelter before it hit us. No one was injured, only one lost pole. Came down after.