Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3048 m
Incident
- Number Caught
- 3
- Number Carried
- 3
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 2
Three people caught. Sounds like it was a group of 5. Another group was nearby and assisted in the rescue.
- One saw the avalanche start, he deployed his airbag and was partially buried with his arm sticking out enough that he was able to dig himself out
- Another was going downhill. He was ultimately buried several feet deep or more and buried for about 5 minutes. He lost consciousness and had a thought that he was going to die. He was recovered by another group and had already started turning blue but was fortunately ok. They located this person using avalanche rescue gear.
- The third was parked on a bump or a bluff or a high spot that he thought was safe. He saw the avalnache happen but didn't think it would reach him. The avalanche propagated further and ultimately broke above this person and buried him with his hand sticking out. The other two members of the group down in the flats saw his snowmobile partially buried. As the approached the snowmobile, they saw his had sticking out and were able to dig him out immediately.