Mustang Machine Accident
Observed Apr 19, 2026, 4:00 p.m. PDT · Monashees
This report was submitted with an older form.
Quick report
- Weather
- Sunny, Warm
- Ride type
- Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Mellow slopes, Steep slopes, Sunny slopes
- Stayed away
- Cut blocks, Open trees
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Heavy, Wet, Wind affected
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition slab, Avalanche condition temp
Avalanche report
- Comment
- Observed within the last 6 hours, suspect snowmobiler attempted 1st ascent made it, dropped the cornice. Came in for a 2nd attempt and didn't make it due to triggering the slide, tumbled the sled down the slope on the April 13 melt freeze crust bed surface, then walked along the top and butt slid down to his sled. Suspect wind slab slid on April 13 crust.
- Run length
- 450
- Slab width
- 50
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Wind exposure
- Windward slope
- Avalanche size
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 50
- Trigger sub type
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- NE
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
- Start zone incline
- 35
- Avalanche character
- Wind slab
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 2350
- Runout zone elevation
- 2220
- Weak layer burial date
- 2026-04-13
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2026-04-19T22:00:00.000Z