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Body bag travers - size 2

Published
Feb 3rd, 2022 1:00 PM
brennan.roybertin
South Coast Inland
Details

Type

quick

Coordinates

50.080421, -122.868819

Avalanche Information

Skiers set off size two off newly formed cornice on the shoulder to disease ridge from the east collar entrance from blackcomb glacier. Skiers got swept away but no injuries.

Weather

Visibility <5 meters

Snowpack

Storm slab on top of another wind affected storm layer.

Incident

Two skiers traversing to body bag bowl triggered size 2 off a newly formed cornice on the bench between blackcomb and disease ridge just below the entrance of body bag bowl. Visibility was less than 5m and did not see the cornice. Cornice released along with a 50cm depth with a run off of 100m