John

Quick report

Weather

warm

Ride Type

openTrees

Stayed Away

steepSlopes, convexSlopes, alpineSlopes

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

powder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab

Weather

Avg Temp

-2

Max Temp

0

Min Temp

-4

Wind Speed

windSpeedLight

Blowing Snow

light

Sky Condition

overcast

Wind Direction

W

Temperature Trend

rising

Precipitation Type

none

Snowpack

Obs Type

summary

Site Aspect

SE

Site Elevation

1650

Ski Penetration

10

Test Initiation

none

Cracking Observed

1

Test Failure Depth

20

Site Elevation Band

tln

Surface Conditions

newSnow

Test Failure Layer Crystal Types

crust

Avalanche

Run Length

15

Slab Width

20

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

noWindExposure

Avalanche Size

1

Slab Thickness

20

Trigger Sub Type

intentional

Start Zone Aspect

SE

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

30

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Crust Near Weak Layer

1

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1650

Runout Zone Elevation

1650

Avalanche Observation

12to24hrsAgo

Weak Layer Crystal Type

stormSnow

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-01-09T21:00:00.000Z

Incident

Group Size

2

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

0

Number Involved

0

Number Caught Only

0

Number Fully Buried

0

Snow Depth Trigger Point

shallow

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

convex

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

0

Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing

0

On the tour up we noticed that the top 20 cm of snow was very reactive, cracking and small run outs were observed. On the ski down I stopped at the top of a small covex roller to test the weak layer. With no effort a 20m wide slab was set off and ran for 15m.