- Submitted by
- elijvolp
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 22:00
- Location
- 49.560017° N 116.271539° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
%2F-116.27153906613067%2C49.56001696746256%2C8%2C0%2C0%2F1026x200%3Faccess_token%3Dpk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g&w=1200&q=75 "Sketchy as can be")
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 22:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 2 to 5
- The size of avalanche
- 3
- Slab thickness
- 60cm
- Slab width
- 500m
- Run length
- 700m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Trigger subtype
- Remote
- Remote trigger distance
- 500m
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,100m
- Start zone incline
- 38°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,400m
- Weak layer crystal type
- Surface hoar
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Wind exposure
- Windward slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Large size 3 remotely triggered from 500 meters away. Depth varying from 50 to 150 where it pulled from a wind drift. It stepped down through 3 different weak layers. Extremely sketchy out there. Multiple smaller slopes slid in the area near us and the large slide.
