- Submitted by
- Joris van Bergen
- Observations date
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 17:30
- Location
- 51.473897° N 116.156992° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 17:30
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 60cm
- Slab width
- 30m
- Run length
- 1m
- Avalanche Character
- Persistent slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- N
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 3,300m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Weak layer burial date
- Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Weak layer crystal type
- Facets
- Crust near weak layer
- No
- Wind exposure
- Lee slope
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees or gladed slope
Comments
Skiër triggered the persistent slab on a convex roll. Supportive terrain didn’t allow for it to slide. Got CT18,21 results earlier in the morning
