Large remote trigger
Observed Mar 9, 2026, 1:00 p.m. PDT · Selkirks
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Quick report
- Weather
- Windy, Cold, Sunny
- Ride type
- Mellow slopes
- Stayed away
- Steep slopes, Convex slopes
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Powder
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition snow, Avalanche condition slab
Avalanche report
- Comment
- Remote triggered from 150-200m away from rocky col. Ran full length (~700m) to gully below. SE aspect at ~2400m. Estimated 1m deep crown at max thickness. Sympathetically released next 3 drainages to the south (not pictured). Total width of crown ~800m.
- Run length
- 700
- Slab width
- 400
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Avalanche size
- 3.5
- Slab thickness
- 100
- Trigger sub type
- Remote
- Start zone aspect
- SE
- Trigger distance
- 150
- Start zone incline
- 35
- Avalanche character
- Wind slab, Persistent slab
- Number of avalanches
- 2-5
- Start zone elevation
- 2400
- Runout zone elevation
- 2100
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2026-03-09T20:00:00.000Z
Snowpack report
- Depth
- 300
- Obs type
- Point
- Site aspect
- SE
- Site elevation
- 2400
- Ski penetration
- 20
- Test initiation
- None
- Foot penetration
- 30
- Sled penetration
- 30
- Cracking observed
- No
- Site elevation band
- Alp
- Whumpfing observed
- No
Weather report
- Avg temp
- -8
- Wind speed
- Wind speed light
- Blowing snow
- None
- Sky condition
- Few clouds
- Wind direction
- W
- New snow24hours
- 30
- Temperature trend
- Steady
- Precipitation type
- None
Incident report
- Group size
- 7
- Terrain trap
- Gully depression, Trees
- Group activity
- Snowmobiling
- Number injured
- 0
- Number involved
- 0
- Number caught only
- 0
- Number fully buried
- 0
- Snow depth trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain shape trigger point
- Concave
- Number partly buried able breathing
- 0
- Number partly buried impaired breathing
- 0