Historical Incidents

Incident Summary

Date
2021-05-30
Location
Mount Andromeda-Skyladder
Location Description
Approximately 96km SE of Jasper
Province
AB
Coordinates
52.17836 °, -117.24785 °
Elevation
3075 m
Activity
Mountaineering
Involvement
2
Injury
0
Fatality
2
Description
A party of two people were climbing the Skyladder route on Mount Andromeda when a slab avalanche reported as 75cm deep, 60m wide, and 900m long occurred and swept both off the face and onto the glacier below. The incident was witnessed from the valley and reported to Jasper National Park visitor safety who flew to the scene and found both climbers on the surface of the debris field.

Avalanches

Date/TimeSizeTypeTriggerElevationAspectSlab widthSlab Thickness
2.5SSa3075 mN60 m75 cm

Weather

Present TempMax TempMin Temp24hr TrendWind SpeedWind DirectionSky ConditionPrecipitation Type & Intensity
-81-L-CLR-

Snowpack

Snowpack24hr SnowStorm SnowStorm Date
----

Documents

Document DateTitleSource
2021-06-01Mt Andromeda OverviewJNP Visitor Safetyview
2021-06-01Mt Andromeda FL and SlabJNP Visitor Safetyview