Incidents historiques

Résumé de l'incident

Date
2013-03-23
Location
Kimberley, Hellroaring Creek
Location Description
Province
BC
Coordinates
-
Elevation
m
Activity
Snowmobiling
Involvement
1
Injury
0
Fatality
1
Description
Report filed on behalf of BC Coroners Service. On Saturday March 23 approx 1330 hrs. Snowmobile triggered size 3 approximately 100cm deep, 500m wide, 400m long. Fracture Line Profile found SH/CR combination, likely March 10. East Asp, Alpine, 36 degree slope. Two caught with one self-rescue and one deep burial. Kimberly SAR, Cranbrook SAR, Golden SAR , 2 CARDA Dogs, 1 RCMP Dog responded. Explosive avalanche control was performed on hang fire on Saturday with no results. Area searched with Transceiver, RECCO, Dogs and Probe lines on Saturday with no success. Search called off just before dark. At first light on Sunday avalanche dogs searched the site again with no indications. Debris very contaminated with broken trees. Additional resources brought in to probe area. Subject found 1.5m deep with RECCO and then a probe line. Subject was wearing a transceiver that was turned on but it was not functioning properly, reason yet unknown. Subject was entangled in trees when recovered.

Avalanches

Date/HeureTailleTypeDéclencheurAltitudeVersantLargeur de la plaqueÉpaisseur de la plaque
2013-03-23 13:303SM-e500 m100 cm

Weather

Température actuelleTempérature maximaleTempérature minimaleTendance 24hVitesse du ventDirection du ventCondition du cielType et intensité des précipitations
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Snowpack

Manteau neigeuxNeige 24 hrsNeige de tempêteDate de la tempête
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Commentaire sur le manteau neigeux: March 10 surface hoar-crust combination reported in fracture line profile

Documents

Date du documentTitreSource
2013-03-23Approx loc'n of involvements-red; fatalities-blueBCCSVue
2013-03-23Avalanche site: Slide was triggered from far left BCCSVue