Wind slab

Submitted by
bbornphoto
Observations date
Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 07:00
Location
51.024676° N 115.980566° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Wind slab

Information

The size of avalanche
2
Slab thickness
30cm
Slab width
25m
Run length
500m
Avalanche Character
  • Wind slab
Trigger type
Skier
Trigger subtype
Accidental
Start zone aspect
  • S
Start zone elevation band
  • Alpine
Start zone elevation
2,400m

Comments

Lots of whoomphing at TL and wind slabs starting to become reactive as the day went on. Just as forecasted.