King Creek ridge observed avi
Quick reportcarl_glaser · Mar 17, 2026 · Spray - KLakes
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 100
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab, stormSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2300
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2200
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- surfaceHoarAndFacets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-03-17T19:36:00.000Z
While traversing King Creek ridge on snow shoes we heard a whuumff and crack. I looked over at my friend who was above the start of the avalanch. I witnessed a slab about 30 cm thick moving down the lee slope and breaking into large blocks. It started below a cornice feature and did not involve the cornice itself. Later we descended the west side and triggered small avalanches with storm snow about 10 cm thick sliding on top of a surface hoar or sun affected layer.