- Submitted by
- bloodbathandbeyond
- Observations date
- Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 22:30
- Location
- 50.408220° N 122.512880° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 22:30
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- From 12 to 24 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 80m
- Run length
- 450m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Remote trigger distance
- 5m
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,249m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 1,800m
- Weak layer burial date
- Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
Comments
Skier triggered wind slab after skiing over a convexity, which propagated across the slope and flushed snow down Million dollar couloir. Skier was able to ski away from avalanche and was not caught.
