Incident Summary
- Date
- 1987-03-23
- Location
- Thunder River Drainage
- Location Description
- Mike's Warmup in Thunder River Drainage 15 km NNE from Blue River, BC
- Province
- BC
- Coordinates
- 339496.00000 °, 5791438.00000 °
- Elevation
- m
- Activity
- Mechanized Skiing
- Involvement
- 7
- Injury
- Fatality
- 7
- Description
- Guided group at top of run. Guide digging pit when slide happened.
Avalanches
| Date/Time | Size | Type | Trigger | Elevation | Aspect | Slab width | Slab Thickness |
|---|
| 1987-03-23 12:30 | 3.0 | Slab | U | 2250 m | N | 340 m | 70 cm |
Weather
| Present Temp | Max Temp | Min Temp | 24hr Trend | Wind Speed | Wind Direction | Sky Condition | Precipitation Type & Intensity |
|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Snowpack
| Snowpack | 24hr Snow | Storm Snow | Storm Date |
|---|
| - | - | - | - |
Snowpack Comment: no profile on file
Documents
| Document Date | Title | Source | |
|---|
| Thunder River, Cariboo Mountains (p. 46) | Jamieson and Geldsetzer (1996): Avalanche Accidents in Canada Volume 4: 1984-1996 | view |
