Bow Peak
Quick reportjooshartmann · Apr 16, 2026 · West Side 93N
Quick report
- Weather
- cold, sunny, warm
- Ride Type
- sunnySlopes, mellowSlopes, denseTrees, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- ok
- Snow Conditions
- heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Cold day to start out with a few clouds but turned into a very sunny day with a little wind and got much warmer in the afternoon. Snow was getting significantly heavy and sticky in the afternoon but there were still some good sections above 2300m. Saw a size one avalanche from a day or two ago on the way up to Bow Peak.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 250
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 15
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- SE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2720
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2470
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-04-16T19:45:00.000Z
Bootpacker triggered avalanche see incident tab.
Incident
- Group Size
- 7
- Terrain Trap
- noTrap
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 0
- Number Involved
- 3
- Number Caught Only
- 3
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- variable
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- planar
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 0
- Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
- 0
3 people out of our group decided to try to bootpack up to the peak from the col. Bootpack felt very good with a solid but breakable crust when bootpacking. The first person cut across sideways into what seemed the right bootpack when within a step or two the snowpack felt much softer and deeper than before. While considering different lines and looking around the second person saw the windslab cracking about 4-5m above, which took both the first and the second person down while the third one was just far enough to the side that they could stop sliding by getting a foothold through the crust after a few meters. Both the first and second person got swept off their feet with both being submerged in the avalanche. After both were carried over some rocks, the slide triggered a seconday slab with a total run length of about 250m for both. The second person was carried about 60-70m while the first person was taken almost the full length. All involved individuals were able to self arrest and had no or only very minor injuries. All gear was recovered.