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Bow Headwall Avalanche

Published
Feb 9th, 2020 10:00 AM
rwasy619
Glacier
Details

Type

avalanche

Coordinates

51.631529, -116.486129

Quick Observation

Intense winds overnight at bow hut starting around 0300 and still gusting throughout the the day. Flat/low light and low visibility near the hut all morning.

Avalanche Information

Skier accidental trigger on Headwall coming out of Bow hut. Skier was partially buried and able to self extricate. No injuries. Shooting cracks and whumpfing observed on all snow near and below the hut/cirque and observed throughout most of the terrain well past the canyon on the way out. Sluffing and debris observed in the canyon. Small trigger <0.5 in canyon. Very intense winds since 0300 overnight at bow hut.