North aspect of Vista peak, size 3 natural avalanche
Observed Feb 28, 2026, 8:30 a.m. PST · Selkirks
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Quick report
- Weather
- Cold, Sunny
- Ride type
- Mellow slopes, Dense trees
- Stayed away
- Steep slopes, Sunny slopes, Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Open trees
- Riding quality
- Good
- Snow conditions
- Deep powder
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition slab, Avalanche condition sound
Avalanche report
- Comment
- We witnessed this avalanche after hearing a large boom from the ridge across the valley. We skied very mellow terrain. Our group did not trigger any avalanches, but we're very cautious today.
- Run length
- 250
- Slab width
- 300
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Wind exposure
- Windward slope
- Avalanche size
- 3
- Slab thickness
- 160
- Start zone aspect
- N, NE
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
- Start zone incline
- 40
- Avalanche character
- Persistent slab, Storm slab
- Crust near weak layer
- Yes
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Start zone elevation
- 2550
- Runout zone elevation
- 2450
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2026-02-28T16:30:00.000Z