Ignored too many red flags
Quick reportnathanbrigden · Mar 22, 2025 · Coquihalla
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, windy
- Ride Type
- openTrees, steepSlopes
- Stayed Away
- sunnySlopes, convexSlopes
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow
Second skier down draw triggered size 1-1.5. Storm slab released with 60cm crown 40m wide. A couple small cracks in triangles of kick turns on uptrack. Dry loose was a concern. Signs of cross loading on adjacent slopes but didn’t see any on this one.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 40
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 60
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1700
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1600
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2025-03-20
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-03-22T20:00:00.643Z
Skier taken for ride through trees, using one to arrest themselves.
Incident
- Terrain Trap
- trees
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- deep
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- concave
Second run of day. 30-40cm storm snow over more storm snow.