Avalanche
- Weak Layer
- Facets
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Avalanche Type
- Hard Slab
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Northeast
- Avalanche Problem
- Persistent Weak Layer
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2682 m
We received a third-person report of a rider caught and carried in a large avalanche in Snowslide Canyon. The rider was caught, deployed his airbag, was carried, and ended up on top of the debris.
The sled was mostly buried and took a while to extricate.
We're still hoping to get more information...We can all learn from these things, and its much easier to examine a close call than a tragedy.
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1