Big Avalanche in Big Kahuna
Quick reportjanek · Mar 1, 2025 · Vancouver Island
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, sunny, warm, windy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSound, avalancheConditionTemp
Went up to explore potential objectives around Big Kahuna/Bryant Lake valley. Observed an old avalanche at Big Kahuna (see avy tab) and some Size 1.5 natural wind slab avalanches occurred while climbing the feature with intense wind transport. Observed multiple point releases/wet loose avalanches on southerly aspects which were sun exposed. Dug two snow profiles on a low alpine NE sheltered features about 27 degrees. No features of concern and no test results.
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 3
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1300
- Avalanche Observation
- moreThan48hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-03-01T21:00:00.000Z
We believe avalanche occurred during latest storm cycle on Wednesday/Thursday.