- Submitted by
- brenthhenderson
- Observations date
- Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 15:00
- Location
- 50.087430° N 122.841740° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Powder
- Wet
- We rode:
- Alpine slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Convex slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Sunny
- Warm
- Avalanche conditions
- Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.
Comments
Cornice failure appeared to be from April 1st or 2nd (Wed/Thur) as the debris zone was covered with the light snowfall from one of those days. No skier or rider involvements.
