Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 244 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 91 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 152 cm
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3170 m
A rider was climbing the steep northeast facing slope when he triggered the avalanche. He was able to ride on top of the flowing debris for a distance until he was thrown off his sled. He got pinned up against a tree and was buried to his waist.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1