Résumé de l'incident
- Date
- 2023-01-23
- Location
- Akolkolex
- Location Description
- 25 km east of Revelstoke
- Province
- BC
- Coordinates
- 50.90871 °, -117.84963 °
- Elevation
- 1900 m
- Activity
- Mechanized Skiing
- Involvement
- 3
- Injury
- 1
- Fatality
- 2
- Description
- A group of heli-skiers triggered an avalanche while skiing a run known as Chocolate Bunnies in the Akolkolex drainage approximately 25 km east of Revelstoke. Three individuals, two guests and one guide, were caught in the slide with two fully buried and one partially buried. The individuals were located by their transceivers and extracted from the snow. The two guests were flown to Kelowna General Hospital, but did not survive.
The avalanche started on an open slightly convex slope and ran into open forest. The bed surface was 6-10 mm surface hoar (rounding).
Avalanches
| Date/Heure | Taille | Type | Déclencheur | Altitude | Versant | Largeur de la plaque | Épaisseur de la plaque |
|---|
| 2.0 | S | Sa | 1900 m | NE | 44 m | 50 cm |
Weather
| Température actuelle | Température maximale | Température minimale | Tendance 24h | Vitesse du vent | Direction du vent | Condition du ciel | Type et intensité des précipitations |
|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Snowpack
| Manteau neigeux | Neige 24 hrs | Neige de tempête | Date de la tempête |
|---|
| - | - | - | - |
Commentaire sur le manteau neigeux: Tests at crown (on Jan 24th) showed compression test results: CTH 28 RP to No Result.
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