Quick Report
Quick reportnpin · Feb 20, 2026 · St. Mary
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, sunny
- Ride Type
- denseTrees, mellowSlopes, openTrees
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Beauty day, and great riding conditions, but very touchy persistent slab developing. We skied one run in low-angle, supported terrain, then went for a nice walk before returning to the sleds. See other tabs for more detailed observations.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -11
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedCalm
- Blowing Snow
- none
- Sky Condition
- scatteredClouds
- New Snow24 Hours
- 1
- Storm Start Date
- 2026-02-16
- Temperature Trend
- steady
- Precipitation Type
- none
Shaded air temp taken at 12:00 at 2310m. Wind was mostly calm or very light, variable direction.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 190
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2310
- Ski Penetration
- 30
- Test Initiation
- veryEasy
- Foot Penetration
- 60
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 35
- Site Elevation Band
- tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- crust, facets, surfaceHoar
On an East aspect at TL, 35cm of low density storm snow (F to F+) overlies a thin layer of Fc and SH above a 2cm thick MFcr. There are ~20cm of 4F Fc below the crust. Below this, a 1F-P mid-pack. HS is up to 190cm at TL in the Kimberley area. Test results: Extended column test, failed while isolating the column (ECTV) down 35cm. Compression test, moderate range (CTM 11), sudden planar down 35cm. Did not cut the crust at the back of the column. On a NE aspect at 2250m, easy hand shear down 60cm on facets (and possibly some preserved SH) above a thin MFcr.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 40
- Slab Width
- 50
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 35
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 32
- Avalanche Character
- persistentSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2100
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2026-02-16
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- surfaceHoarAndFacets
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2026-02-20T19:30:00.000Z
Reasonably fresh natural with just a dusting of snow on the debris. Depth of new storm snow. Failed on Facets/Surface Hoar above a crust. Old ski track in the bed surface. Good size deposit along the trees at the toe of the slope. All measurements are estimated.