Incident Summary
- Date
- 2016-01-29
- Location
- Renshaw Spirit Lake
- Location Description
- 20 km east of McBride
- Province
- BC
- Coordinates
- 53.52481 °, -120.01281 °
- Elevation
- 2050 m
- Activity
- Snowmobiling
- Involvement
- 15
- Injury
- Fatality
- 5
- Description
- Several groups of snowmobilers were impacted by a very large avalanche, burying up to 15 people. Five fatalities ensued.
Avalanches
| Date/Time | Size | Type | Trigger | Elevation | Aspect | Slab width | Slab Thickness |
|---|
| 2016-01-29 | 3.0 | Slab | Ma | 2050 m | NE | 550 m | 65 cm |
Weather
| Present Temp | Max Temp | Min Temp | 24hr Trend | Wind Speed | Wind Direction | Sky Condition | Precipitation Type & Intensity |
|---|
| - | - | - | U | U | U | U | Unknown |
Weather Comment: A warm, windy storm occurred the previous 24 hours with significant precipitation followed by clearing and cooling on the day of the incident.
Snowpack
| Snowpack | 24hr Snow | Storm Snow | Storm Date |
|---|
| 175 cm | - | - | - |
Documents
| Document Date | Title | Source | |
|---|
| 2016-01-30 | Outlined overview of incident site | AvCan | view |