- Submitted by
- hansiem
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 22, 2026
- Location
- 55.045680° N 128.838030° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Amazing
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Convex slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Windy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
MAT course today at Sterling. Sledded through the Walls to the bottom of Portuguese Hill. Spent the day sled lapping protected slopes in the Walls/Portuguese area. Rode convex slopes up to 38 degrees. Saw lots of wind loading with moderate to strong NE winds and so spent most our time avoiding wind loaded slopes.
Triggered a size 1 avalanche in a small wind loaded roll at TL on a NW aspect near The Walls. Observed 2 natural windslab avalanches on the headwall of Portuguese Hill size 1.5 and 2; likely from today.