Thunder water- Forster area

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, stormy, windy

Ride Type

alpineSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

good

Snow Conditions

crusty, deepPowder, windAffected

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound

Coming of off thunder water lake with strong winds blowing off catamount glacier. Visibility was poor.

Avalanche

Run Length

50

Slab Width

25

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

downFlow

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

30

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

openSlope

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

looseDry, stormSlab, windSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Runout Zone Elevation

2100

Start Zone Elevation Band

alp

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-02-16T18:48:00.000Z

Poor visibility, found ourselves coming into a convex roll, moved to the side to enter, upon entering, immediately triggered. Skied off to the side of the gully, let it settle and rode out.

Incident

Group Size

2

Terrain Trap

gullyDepression

Group Activity

skiing

Number Involved

2

Number Caught Only

2

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