- Soumis par
- clarkmiles
- Date d'observation
- mardi 18 janvier 2022 à 22 h 00
- Localisation
- 50.945620° N 118.071890° W
- Rapport concernant
- Conditions de neige
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Express
Avalanche
Manteau neigeux
Météo
Incident
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/