Skin up to the Asulkan Hut

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cody.cjy · Jan 3, 2026 · Glacier

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Weather
cloudy, stormy, windy
Ride Type
alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes
Riding Quality
ok
Snow Conditions
crusty, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSlab

Skin up to the Asulkan hut. Conditions were good through the mouse trap and the triangle tress. Snow became wind affected at the pyramid and got worse the rest of the way to the hut.

Avalanche

Run Length
10
Slab Width
10
Trigger Type
skier
Wind Exposure
downFlow
Avalanche Size
1
Slab Thickness
30
Trigger Sub Type
accidental
Start Zone Aspect
NW
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
20
Avalanche Character
stormSlab, windSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2100
Runout Zone Elevation
2100
Avalanche Observation
12hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2026-01-03T23:00:00.000Z

Small skier-triggered avalanche. Triggered while skinning up to the Asulkan Hut. First skier laid the skin track through the small gully directly below the hut, above the pyramid. Second skier triggered a size 1 slab (30 cm deep and 10 m wide) which propagated up to about 10 m above the skin track. Very heavy wind loading in the area and fresh snow. Conditions didn't allow for pictures of the slab.