Mt Temple SW ridge cornice incident

Parks Canada Visitor Safety , Thursday 20th June, 2024 4:15PM

Party of two skiers climbing up the SW ridge of Mt Temple and planning to ski down the same way. The first person was kicking steps up the summit ridge and fell through the cornice at 3350 meters near some rocks, triggering a small slab below. The person was carried ~650 m down the SW face towards Sentinal Pass, through some cliffs, and stopped at 2950 meters.