Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 40°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 152 m
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Vertical Fall
- 213 m
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 122 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- East
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2774 m
A close call, especially considering that there was a group of riders at the bottom of the hill when the avalanche occurred. A single rider was cresting the slope and triggered the avalanche in an area where the slab (and the snow depth) was shallow. Most of the riders in the flats were able to get out of the way, but one rider wasn't. He was caught, partially buried, and injured. There were lots of people around who helped rescue the rider and dig out the deeply buried sled.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Injured
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1
Hi! There was a group of riders sitting at the bottom eating lunch and another snowmobiler not part of their group climbed the hill, and right as he crested the top, it broke right below him.
Guys at the bottom saw it coming and one guy couldn’t get out of the way in time and got partially buried and knocked out his front teeth. Buried his sled