Skier triggered size 2 on wind slab

Quick report

Michael Kennedy · Dec 28, 2025 · Coquihalla

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, windy, cold
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, steepSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
alpineSlopes, convexSlopes
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
windAffected, powder
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab

Did a basic pit test and found wind slab that had a non propagating failure at CTH 32 BRK. We decided to ski and did a ski cut test and triggered a size 2 with a 30cm crown that ran 70-80m.

Avalanche

Run Length
80
Slab Width
15
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
crossLoadedSlope
Avalanche Size
2
Slab Thickness
30
Trigger Sub Type
intentional
Start Zone Aspect
SW
Start Zone Incline
32
Avalanche Character
windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
1800
Runout Zone Elevation
1720
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Weak Layer Crystal Type
stormSnow
Start Zone Elevation Band
tln
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2025-12-28T19:20:00.000Z

We dug a pit and found CTH 32 BRK at 30cm. Decided to ski cut our run and triggered a size 2 avalanche. No skiers harmed or caught.