Incident Summary
- Date
- 2013-03-23
- Location
- Kimberley, Hellroaring Creek
- Location Description
- Province
- BC
- Coordinates
- -
- Elevation
- m
- Activity
- Snowmobiling
- Involvement
- 1
- Injury
- 0
- Fatality
- 1
- Description
- Report filed on behalf of BC Coroners Service. On Saturday March 23 approx 1330 hrs. Snowmobile triggered size 3 approximately 100cm deep, 500m wide, 400m long. Fracture Line Profile found SH/CR combination, likely March 10. East Asp, Alpine, 36 degree slope. Two caught with one self-rescue and one deep burial. Kimberly SAR, Cranbrook SAR, Golden SAR , 2 CARDA Dogs, 1 RCMP Dog responded. Explosive avalanche control was performed on hang fire on Saturday with no results. Area searched with Transceiver, RECCO, Dogs and Probe lines on Saturday with no success. Search called off just before dark. At first light on Sunday avalanche dogs searched the site again with no indications. Debris very contaminated with broken trees. Additional resources brought in to probe area. Subject found 1.5m deep with RECCO and then a probe line. Subject was wearing a transceiver that was turned on but it was not functioning properly, reason yet unknown. Subject was entangled in trees when recovered.
Avalanches
| Date/Time | Size | Type | Trigger | Elevation | Aspect | Slab width | Slab Thickness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-23 13:30 | 3 | S | M | - | e | 500 m | 100 cm |
Weather
| Present Temp | Max Temp | Min Temp | 24hr Trend | Wind Speed | Wind Direction | Sky Condition | Precipitation Type & Intensity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | U | L | U | U | NIL |
Snowpack
| Snowpack | 24hr Snow | Storm Snow | Storm Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - |
Snowpack Comment: March 10 surface hoar-crust combination reported in fracture line profile
Documents
| Document Date | Title | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-23 | Approx loc'n of involvements-red; fatalities-blue | BCCS | view |
| 2013-03-23 | Avalanche site: Slide was triggered from far left | BCCS | view |