Incidents historiques

Résumé de l'incident

Date

2017-12-31

Location

Kootenay Pass

Location Description

Stagleap Park

Province

BC

Coordinates

49.07937 °, -117.06430 °

Elevation

1950 m

Activity

Backcountry Skiing

Involvement

1

Injury

0

Fatality

1

Description

After skiing the top pitch of the run, a group of six skiers regrouped on an open treed bench to assess the final pitch. The final pitch was skied one at a time. The victim was the fifth person to ski the slope. When the avalanche triggered, the victim was on a steep, partially treed portion of the slope and was skiing over two other skiers’ tracks. One member of the group was standing above the crown and on the bench when the avalanche was triggered (all other skiers were out of the path of the slide). This individual found the victim who was located next to and just uphill of a tree, fully buried. Another rescuer arrived to help unbury her and CPR was administered. She was airlifted to hospital in critical condition and taken off life support a week later due to anoxic brain injury.