Size 2 persistent slab with involvement
Quick reportseandmcconkey · Feb 26, 2026 · Glacier
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -1
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedLight
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 3
- New Snow24 Hours
- 40
- Precipitation Type
- snow
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 100
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 150
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 30
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1550
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1400
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- surfaceHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
Incident
- Group Size
- 5
- Terrain Trap
- trees, gullyDepression
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Involved
- 6
- Number Caught Only
- 3
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- variable
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- convex
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 3
On second lap of slope, skier triggered size 2 on thick to thin. Skier who triggered the slide was uninvolved, but 3 skiers downslope were partially buried, and two were carried approx. 100m downslope. No injuries, but lost some gear.