Triggered Avalanche 3/1/2026 local_see
Variable wind crust to pocketed wind slabs
Trap dike
Date & Time
3/1/2026 alternate_email 3:00 PM
Location
Trap dike
Elevation & Aspect
3500 / West
Mode of Travel
Skiing/Snowboarding
Red Flags
Drifting Snow / Windloading
Triggered Avalanche
Slab
D1: Relatively harmless to people.
Small wind slab off the skiers left wall in the trap dike, little bit above the upper choke point in a mellower angle section Triggered from above at a distance, only slid off the wall to the middle of the gully ~ 10-15 yards. Slab ranged from a few inches to 10-12in thick
Observation Details
Variable snow on the slide, wind crust mixed with soft pockets, some minor sluffing in the trap dike. Small wind lab released off skier left wall, triggered from a bit above it
