Historical Incidents

Incident Summary

Date
2018-02-09
Location
Hospital Creek
Location Description
Approximately 12km NE of Golden
Province
BC
Coordinates
51.38192 °, -116.87889 °
Elevation
2200 m
Activity
Snowmobiling
Involvement
1
Injury
0
Fatality
1
Description
Party of two were travelling up a small drainage. One turned into a side drainage and was caught in a size two slab avalanche. Burial depth of approximately three metres suggests a terrain trap was involved, likely a creek or gully feature.

Avalanches

Date/TimeSizeTypeTriggerElevationAspectSlab widthSlab Thickness
2.0SMa2200 mN50 m-

Weather

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

Snowpack24hr SnowStorm SnowStorm Date
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Snowpack Comment: AST instructor assisting with rescue suspected January 15 surface was failure layer.

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