Dashboard Regions Weather Stations Radar Alerts Glossary
Contact About
Log In

Register for an account and never miss a forecast again!

Register

Oliver Twist / Orphan Avalanche

Published
Apr 5th, 2026 7:00 PM
AFEW
Spray - KLakes
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

50.993440, -115.338960

Quick Observation
Avalanche Information
Started rather late (~12:30pm) to check out how Oliver Twist (WI3) is baking in the sun and maybe get up the Orphan. Can confirm that OT is indeed baking. Noted snow was isothermal and pinwheeling and rockfall were worsening in the hot sun (thermo said 5C) so abandoned the idea of summiting the Orphan. Got a few soggy TR laps in on drippy ice/slush when the sound of a wet slide broke the silence (~2:46pm) and signalled time to go. Looking around revealed that the runout climbers left of OT had gone and buried the approach tracks. This runout went clearly between cairns marking the OT/Orphan approach and was 1m to 2m deep. It likely was point triggered far above by falling rocks. Or human presence disturbed the feng shui. Regardless, subtle clouds moved in and the valley quieted down some during egress. Keep your head on a swivel out there in the hot afternoon sun - if loud music is playing or conversation is engaging, I can see this quickly catching someone off guard.
Photos (3)
Observation photo
Observation photo
Observation photo