Grizzly avalanche
Observed Feb 27, 2026, 11:45 a.m. PST · Selkirks
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Quick report
- Comment
- Around 13h45 we heard a big avalanche going down. We skied the ursus trees, kept it mellow and nice. On our way back to the parking lot, we saw the debris of a size 4 avalanche in grizzly path. It went all the way down and up the other side of Balu pass. Some people have seen it go down in teddy bear, it was loud and did transport alot of trees and debris. The day was stormy and cold, with alot of wind and snow transport. Slabs and wumfing were noted on our way up.
- Weather
- Stormy
- Ride type
- Dense trees, Open trees
- Stayed away
- Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Steep slopes
- Riding quality
- Amazing
- Snow conditions
- Powder, Wind affected
- Avalanche conditions
- Avalanche condition slab, Avalanche condition snow, Avalanche condition sound
Avalanche report
- Comment
- Ran all the way down and up the other side. Also slid down the gully towards the bridge over the creek. Multiple trees got transported
- Run length
- 1000
- Trigger type
- Natural
- Wind exposure
- Cross loaded slope
- Avalanche size
- 4
- Start zone aspect
- SE
- Vegetation cover
- Sparse trees
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Avalanche observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2026-02-27T20:45:00.000Z