- Submitted by
- billyneilson
- Observations date
- Friday, April 17, 2026 at 19:00
- Location
- 51.369710° N 117.349670° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.34967,51.36971,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Windslab")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 3
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 1
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Convex
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Deep
- Terrain traps
- No obvious terrain trap
Comments
Size 2 windslab, Skier accidental. 5th lap of the day, skier entered slope and felt slab release. Slab broke 2M above skier and dragged them down the slop approximately 70M. Skier partially buried with head and shoulders out of snow, lost ski poles, suffered severe knee injury. Avalanche size estimate - 60cm x 30M crown, ran for 90M - Size 2
