Size 1 Avalanche
Quick reportd.victor · Jan 9, 2026 · Kootenay
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 60
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NW
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1800
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-01-09T20:00:00.000Z
We were skiing a fairly wide ridge between two gullies and I went over a slight convexity and triggered a small slab avalanche. I was able to ski out of it to the side at the start zone. The debris covered some old tracks in the gully to the north.