Mac West Shoulder
Quick reportderek.trowell · Dec 28, 2025 · Glacier
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, cold
- Ride Type
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Good snow up NRC Gully / Macdonald West Shoulder. Dropped into an unsupported / cross-loaded feature which triggered a size 1-1.5. Good reminder to take the less consequential route whenever possible.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 120
- Slab Width
- 15
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- crossLoadedSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 25
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- SW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab, windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2090
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2020
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-12-28T20:05:00.000Z
Dropped into an unsupported area to traverse above a small cliff, triggered a size 1-1.5, looking back I should have known this feature was cross-loaded and taken a different path. Last person in a group of 4 to ride across this feature triggered it. No one was caught in the slide.