Size 3

Carte pour le rapport du Réseau d'information en montagne: Size 3

Information

Date/heure de l'avalanche
lundi 15 mars 2021 à 22 h 10
Nombre d'avalanches dans ce rapport
1
Taille de l’avalanche
3
Épaisseur de la plaque
35cm
Largeur de la plaque
100m
Longueur d'écoulement de l'avalanche
450m
Caractère de l'avalanche
  • Plaque de neige de tempête
  • Plaque à vent
Type d'élément déclencheur
Motoneige
Sous-type d'élément déclencheur
Accidentel
Versant de la zone de départ
  • S
Bande d'altitude de la zone de départ
  • Alpin
Altitude de la zone de départ
1 950m
Couverture forestière
Pente dégagée

Commentaires

Group of 3 snowmobilers coming through a heavily trafficked area, the first rider went to descend the route, roughly 1/4 the way down the slope above broke loose, it appeared to be a sympathetic trigger as he was well below the fracture line. There were track marks from a previous group who had high marked the slope earlier in the day. The slide ran through the slight gully we were riding down to the bottom. The first rider was not caught in the slide, myself and the other rider were at the top maintaining distance while coming through the area. The last two photos have our route marked in red.