Large avalanche in Cypress backside

Philipp Hinz, Saturday 8th February, 2025 10:38PM

<p>There's a hard 5cm thick snow layer underneath 5-10cm of powder. Riding conditions not too great because of the heavy snow. Observed a massive size 2 slab avalanche with one partially buried person, unharmed. Not sure if self or over distance triggered. The top 20cm teared over a width of around 400m, below Mt Strachnan and slid trough the gully.</p>

Terrain Ridden

Mellow slopes, Dense trees, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Alpine slopes, Convex slopes, Steep slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

30cm + of new snow, or significant drifting, or rain in the last 48 hours.

Slab avalanches today or yesterday.

Snow Conditions

Heavy, Wind affected, Powder.

Weather Conditions

Wet, Cloudy, Foggy.

Location: 49.41166220 -123.19577069