- Submitted by
- keith
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 23:00
- Location
- 49.744720° N 117.167800° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.1678,49.74472,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Burial with head exposed")
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)?
- 1
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 2
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Average
- Terrain traps
- Trees
Comments
Self-guided group at Kokanee. 2nd skier triggered PWL on 5th turn and went for a 100m ride, was under the surface, and was able to swim so that head was exposed when debris stopped. Lost poles and sunglasses. Bed surface was a MFcr, suspect Feb 13. Snow surface was moist from daytime warming.
