- Submitted by
- Babarides
- Observations date
- Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 18:00
- Location
- 51.335520° N 117.516800° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 2
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 2
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 2
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Convex
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Average
- Terrain traps
- Gully or depression
Comments
During the ski down from the top of Swiss Glacier moraines, several wind slabs released, some remotely, some under the skiers.
Most were small enough (10cm thick) not to gain much momentum, but one got sizeable enough to run ~100m (30cm thick), carrying a skier and burying a ski, still out there.
Lots of heat, on very suprisingly reactive conditions. Good reminder to always keep an eye out.
The devil is in the details.
