Historical Incidents

Incident Summary

Date
2018-01-30
Location
Clemina Creek
Location Description
South of Valemount
Province
BC
Coordinates
52.56155 °, -118.95050 °
Elevation
m
Activity
Snowmobiling
Involvement
3
Injury
0
Fatality
1
Description
A party of four were grouped up while moving through terrain below a cliff band. One rider started to move away from the group and appears to have triggered (possibly remotely) an avalanche that came down on the group. One person was fully buried, two were partly buried. The two partly buried victims were able to self-extricate rapidly. The fully buried victim was buried approximately 2 m below the surface together with his sled. The buried victim was located by his companions and uncovered within approximately 10 minutes. Rescue teams were alerted and CPR was performed by the companion group immediately, but unfortunately the victim did not recover.

Avalanches

Date/TimeSizeTypeTriggerElevationAspectSlab widthSlab Thickness

Weather

Present TempMax TempMin Temp24hr TrendWind SpeedWind DirectionSky ConditionPrecipitation Type & Intensity
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Snowpack

Snowpack24hr SnowStorm SnowStorm Date
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