- Submitted by
- sariq14
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 15:15
- Location
- 49.496452° N 57.762536° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 11
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 1
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 1
- 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
- Trees
Comments
Snowpack was not reactive in the trees. New storm snow sitting on smooth wind pack layer at treeline failed and propagated with a ski cut on the skin track. Snow slid under the track and caused the snow above to become unsupported and fail.
