- Submitted by
- rthomfor
- Observations date
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 20:00
- Location
- 49.057750° N 117.037330° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Heavy
- Powder
- We rode:
- Mellow slopes
- Open trees
- We stayed away from:
- Alpine slopes
- Convex slopes
- Cut blocks
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Cloudy
- Foggy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
While doing laps on low to moderate steep terrain we had a large settlement, about 40-50metres away a size 2 avalanche released off a steep section of rocky terrain. We never saw the avalanche release but saw the avalanche while making another lap.
