- Submitted by
- brynnwilliams2302
- Observations date
- Friday, April 17, 2026 at 21:00
- Location
- 50.448810° N 122.503490° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 2
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 0
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain traps
- Cliff
Comments
Cut a windslab off E face on Marriot. Initial slide came off a small cliff and triggered a size 3 avalanche below. 100m wide, ~85cm crown, and slid close to 400m. Slid on old pre-storm crust. General touchy windslab across most of the upper face.
