Assessing the damage
Quick reportbrendanmorden · Jan 14, 2026 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- warm, cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Snow Conditions
- heavy
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Toured up to Perley Rock to assess the extent of the recent cycle and warming. Snow transitioned from moist to dry at approximately 1950m. Surface conditions included a thin crust that became less robust with elevation. Ski quality was decent in the Alpine and became progressively more moist and heavy as we transitioned into treeline and below treeline.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- brokenClouds
- Wind Direction
- SW
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Observed moderate blowing snow at ridgetop
Snowpack
- Depth
- 370
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- SW
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 2100
- Ski Penetration
- 10
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Test Failure Depth
- 45
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Surface Conditions
- variable
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
Test Profile @2100m, SW aspect, HS 370cm CTM16 (BRK) down 45cm on decomposing fragments x2 Snowpack was progressively resistant and dry at this elevation.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2.5
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab, looseWet
- Number Of Avalanches
- 11-50
- Avalanche Observation
- 24to48hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp, tln
Evidence of widespread cycle to size 3.5