- Submitted by
- jason.roussel
- Observations date
- Monday, February 16, 2026 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.035473° N 122.868701° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Crusty
- Deep powder
- We rode:
- Cut blocks
- Open trees
- Steep slopes
- We stayed away from:
- Steep slopes
- Sunny slopes
Information
- The day was:
- Foggy
- Avalanche conditions
- Slab avalanches today or yesterday.
- 30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.
Comments
Skier triggered breakable crust slab on steep SE facing slope on russet ridge. Snow that has been getting the morning sun seems to have frozen into a hard to ski crust that let's go easily.