- Submitted by
- axmo
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 13:00
- Location
- 51.586610° N 117.606000° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 19:15
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 75cm
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- E
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Weak layer burial date
- Sunday, March 8, 2026
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
8th skier on slope, audible collapse when slab pulled. Rider landed on top of debris