- Submitted by
- lionel.d.jensen
- Observations date
- Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 01:40
- Location
- 50.420034° N 122.478492° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 01:40
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 24 to 48 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2.5
- Avalanche Character
- Cornice with slab
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,200m
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,800m
Comments
Got to watch an impressive cornice collapse and avalanche, standing outside Wendy Thompson hut. Ran to the bottom of the slope. Debris about 80m across. No surprise cornices are dropping with the very warm temperatures. Still impressive to witness.
