Lower Razor's Edge

Quick report

Weather

cloudy, foggy

Ride Type

openTrees

Stayed Away

alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, steepSlopes

Riding Quality

terrible

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Weather

Sky Condition

fog

Precipitation Type

none

Avalanche

Run Length

30

Slab Width

3

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1.5

Slab Thickness

30

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

N

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

50

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2000

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-01-07T22:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

4

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

4

Number Caught Only

2

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

average

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

planar

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

2

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

Skier triggered avalanche beneath razor's edge in whitewater slackcountry. Party was aware of reactive snowpack and was trying to ski planar slopes and avoid terrain traps. Two riders were waiting at the bottom of pitch with sparse trees for the other two riders in order to maintain visuals on them before continuing through the more dense trees below. The third rider triggered a slab avalanche which swept them of their feet, one rider at the bottom of the pitch was also caught, while the other was able to avoid the avalanche. Both riders caught were carried ~20-30m beneath the snow but were not fully buried when the avalanche stopped. No one was injured.