- Submitted by
- Parks Canada Visitor Safety
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.611760° N 116.359980° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-116.35998,51.61176,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Skier triggered size 1.5 avalanche on Bow Peak")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 19:45
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1.5
- Slab thickness
- 30cm
- Slab width
- 20m
- Run length
- 80m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- SE
- Start zone elevation band
- Alpine
- Start zone elevation
- 2,600m
- Start zone incline
- 38°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,550m
Comments
Parks Visitor Safety responded to a skier accidental, size 1.5 avalanche on Bow Peak that resulted in minor injuries. It appears to be a wind slab that failed as the group crossed the slope.
