Almost got hit by a Natural
Quick reportkeith · Jan 6, 2026 · Kokanee
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- openTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound
I posted a video on State of the Snowpack as well as on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y1wFlUZtXuc
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 80
- Slab Width
- 40
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 38
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2050
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2030
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2026-01-05
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- facets, stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-01-06T22:00:00.000Z
Though there was some cross-loaded wind, it was more a storm slab than a wind slab.