Incidents historiques

Résumé de l'incident

Date
2009-01-17
Location
Babcock Mountain
Location Description
near Tumbler Ridge
Province
BC
Coordinates
54.51379 °, 121.01869 °
Elevation
1800 m
Activity
Snowmobiling
Involvement
1
Injury
0
Fatality
1
Description
From CAC incident report: Group of 6 snowmobilers went up and over into the north side of Babcock Mountain. There is a bowl with approximately 5 chutes in that immediate area. The victim was high marking when he triggered the avalanche. The slide was concentrated in 2 of the chutes. Witnesses saw the victim tumbling but lost track of him half way down the slope. The victim was the only person using/wearing a beacon. It is not clear how long it took to locate him. The victim was not wearing an air bag.

Avalanches

Date/HeureTailleTypeDéclencheurAltitudeVersantLargeur de la plaqueÉpaisseur de la plaque
2009-01-17 13:003.0SlabMa1800 mN--

Weather

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

Commentaire météo: No precipitation for a week prior to the incident

Snowpack

Manteau neigeuxNeige 24 hrsNeige de tempêteDate de la tempête
-0 cm0 cm-

Documents

Date du documentTitreSource
2009-01-18Tumbler Ridge -Avalanche Causes Death near Tumbler RidgeRCMP Tumbler RidgeVue
2009-01-20Tumbler Ridge Update - Babcock Mountain Avalanche FatalityRCMP Tumbler RidgeVue
2009-01-18Tumbler Ridge Udate - Avalanche Victim RecoveredRCMP Tumbler RidgeVue