- Submitted by
- hurleyldave
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 01:00
- Location
- 50.362550° N 116.623940° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Powder
- Wind affected
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cold
- Sunny
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Spent 4 days at jumbo hut. 3.5m of snow at the hut, +4m in lee terrain.
Single whumpf on flat ground on first day, shooting cracks on wind loaded ridge feature, popped a small 5-10cm thick wind skin on solar aspect. ECTN16 @ 40cm on east facing slope at 2300m. Noted a layer of facets down 90cm but could not produce a failure.
Started mellow and stepped it up over the trip, no sluffing on steep terrain, no signs of naturals, no other instability noted. Snowed first day and lots of fresh from previous storm cycle, stayed cold, no sun affect. Rode N through SE aspects 2400-2000m. Avoided loaded alpine features.