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Mount Hector Return

Published
Apr 6th, 2019 2:30 PM
kman101.kieran
Glacier
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

51.600040, -116.277000

Quick Observation

No avalanche activity observed except loose sluffs and small, thin slabs on freshly wind-loaded slopes. See incident report.

Avalanche Information

See incident report.

Weather

Cloudy day with stable, cool temperatures above treeline.

Incident

Skier triggered size 1-1.5 traversing high on fresh wind slab and was carried ~20 meters down slope to rest on the bed surface. No burial, injuries, or equipment damage. Crown face ~30 cm but the rest of the slab was 10 cm thick or less, and snow beneath was stable.