Avalanche in Radar Bowl
Quick reportavcan.festive349 · Mar 3, 2026 · Central Selkirk
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, mellowSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- crusty, powder, windAffected
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Route: Montana alpine and trees; up Roscoes onto Kokanee Peak; Almost Heli and down to Catchers. Skiing Conditions: Solar-affected aspects really crusty, skied terribly. Pockets of workable conditions in shaded areas. Windswept on Kokanee ridge as you'd expect. N facing slopes in Montana incl. Almost Heli skied wonderfully. Avalanche and snowpack: Whilst on Kokanee Peak summit we heard and then saw the immediate aftermath of a size 2.5-3 slab released on the eastern face off Kokanee Peak. It had a significant run off (~400m) into Radar Bowl. Propagation perhaps ~200m and crown depth of perhaps 60cm. We think remote triggered, most likely by a group further SE past Kokanee peak. One solo skier caught in the runoff (approx 300m below the crown) and carried approx 100m. Partially buried, self-rescued. The guide we were with conducted a transceiver clearance of the debris (nothing found). The caught skier was extracted via heli. Otherwise: no whumphs or cracking on the route we took; nothing released on Roscoes, Almost Heli or the lower down N-facing aspects of Kokanee ridge into Montana. Weather: Sunny and clear in the morning, overcast in the afternoon. Moderate S/SW winds.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 500
- Slab Width
- 200
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 2.5
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Trigger Sub Type
- remote
- Start Zone Aspect
- NE
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 35
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2250
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2050
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-03-02T14:00:00.000Z
Unable to answer all questions - based on observations in immediate aftermath
Incident
- Group Size
- 1
- Terrain Trap
- gullyDepression, slopeTransitionOrBench
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 0
- Number Involved
- 1
- Number Caught Only
- 0
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- concave
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 1
- Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
- 0
Whilst on Kokanee Peak summit we heard and then saw the immediate aftermath of a size 2.5-3 slab released on thee eastern face off Kokanee Peak. It had a significant run off (~400m) into Radar Bowl, propagation of ~200m and crown depth of perhaps 60cm. We think remote triggered, most likely by a group further SE from Kokanee Peak.. One solo skier caught in the runoff (approx 300m below the crown) and carried approx 100m. Partially buried, self-rescued, thankfully with no injuries. He referenced potential other skiers higher in the bowl, but wasn't sure if they were exposed to the runoff or not. The guide we were with conducted a transceiver clearance of the debris, with no signals or surface clues found. The caught skier was extracted via heli.