Kokanee Bowl Skier Triggered Avalanche

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Information

Date/heure de l'avalanche
mardi 18 janvier 2022 à 22 h 00
Estimation de l'heure d’occurrence de l’avalanche
< 12 heures
Nombre d'avalanches dans ce rapport
1
Taille de l’avalanche
1
Épaisseur de la plaque
25cm
Largeur de la plaque
17m
Longueur d'écoulement de l'avalanche
120m
Caractère de l'avalanche
  • Plaque à vent
Type d'élément déclencheur
Skieur
Sous-type d'élément déclencheur
Accidentel
Versant de la zone de départ
  • O
Bande d'altitude de la zone de départ
  • Limite forestière
Altitude de la zone de départ
2 255m
Inclinaison de la zone de départ
35°
Altitude de la zone de dépôt
2 133m
Exposition au vent
Pente chargée latéralement
Couverture forestière
Pente dégagée

Commentaires

Today I was caught in an avalanche in the Revelstoke BC backcountry. I had just skied the same run about 10' to the right and my guard was 100% down. Honestly, I didn't even think about avalanches before dropping into this line. I felt like we'd already made our assessment and the snow was stable enough to ski this zone. There were also tracks everywhere luring me into a false sense of security. I was wrong. I ripped out a 10" deep, 50' wide class 1 avalanche that took me for a 200' ride. I was able to stay over my skis and ski out of the avalanche. I was able to pull my avalanche airbag backpack while in the slide. The experience was harrowing. I got going damn fast and snow was starting to come up over my body and splash my face. I was able to stay calm and focused on escaping the avalanche. To me, it felt huge and scary and like I was going to be buried if I didn't release from the avalanche. Today was a lesson learned. I'm going to try to always keep my guard up and always reassess every slope before I drop in. Thanks to my strong partners today for being ready to rock in every situation. Video of this avalanche here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5XIiOrM1j/