- Submitted by
- harry.i.j.lewis
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 03:00
- Location
- 49.635370° N 123.079200° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 2
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 1
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Concave
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Deep
- Terrain traps
- No obvious terrain trap
Comments
I triggered a size 2 wind slab avalanche near the top of Ledge couloir, fortunately was able to ski to the edge of the slab and then arrest so did not get carried the full length of the chute. I was carried about ~10m. A significant amount of snow was being wind-transported into the couloir as we ascended, and we had noticed some wind-loaded areas, so this could have been avoided with more disciplined decision making! Lost a ski somewhere in the debris :(
