Hanging Lake/Gin Peak Area Storm Slabs

Quick report

Weather

stormy

Ride Type

denseTrees, openTrees

Riding Quality

amazing

Snow Conditions

deepPowder

Avalanche Conditions

avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow

Avalanche

Run Length

100

Slab Width

50

Trigger Type

skier

Avalanche Size

1.5

Slab Thickness

35

Trigger Sub Type

remote

Start Zone Aspect

N

Trigger Distance

30

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

30

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

1525

Avalanche Observation

12hrsAgo

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2026-01-10T21:40:00.000Z

Skinning up above Hanging Lake (near treeline) around 1:40pm, started seeing multiple storm slabs on slopes just around 30º and above. Heavy snowfall all day (3+cm/hr) and light winds. The storm slab pictured was a remote trigger from a large group ahead of us. The snow went from fun, deep powder not forming a cohesive slab to denser, reactive storm slabs very quickly. Ski cut an isolated slope on the other side of the skin track and produced a similar depth storm slab.