- Submitted by
- davecummingdsc
- Observations date
- Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 08:00
- Location
- 49.969902° N 117.245772° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Snow conditions
- Riding quality was:
- Good
- Snow conditions were:
- Deep powder
- Powder
- We rode:
- Dense trees
- Open trees
Information
- Avalanche conditions
- Whumpfing or drum-like sounds or shooting cracks.
Comments
Skied out of Sandon. Lots of whumphing and collapsing on a crust about 30 cm deep up to just past 1500m. Skiing at higher elevations was outstanding but coming down size 1 avalanches were very easily triggered on the crust. We exercised caution and cut rolls to trigger slides before skiing down.
