- Submitted by
- skier1
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.641070° N 123.097070° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 4
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 1
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Convex
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Average
- Terrain traps
- No obvious terrain trap
Comments
First skier in a group of 4 triggered a wind slab avalanche in the Co-pilot area, 1600m of elevation, north facing aspect. The skier was carried a few meters and was partially buried up to the knees. Self extricated. No injuries. The initial release sympathetically triggered an adjacent slab.
Estimated size of both avalanches 1.5. Crown depth estimated at around 40cm.
