Instability at treeline on iceline trail

Observed Feb 15, 2026, 1:15 p.m. PST · Central Rockies

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Avalanche conditions
Avalanche condition slab, Avalanche condition sound

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Comment
Travelling on the iceline trail we noticed loud whumping and shooting cracks in exposed terrain near treeline at around 1750m. Going on top of the instability zone we easily triggered the reactive slab
Run length
25
Slab width
8
Trigger type
Skier
Avalanche size
1.5
Slab thickness
35
Trigger sub type
Intentional
Start zone aspect
NE
Avalanche character
Persistent slab
Number of avalanches
1
Avalanche observation
12hrsAgo
Start zone elevation band
Tln
Avalanche occurrence datetime
2026-02-15T21:15:00.000Z