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/Time | Size | Type | Trigger | Elevation | Aspect | Slab width | Slab Thickness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | S | Ma | 2200 m | N | 50 m | - |
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: AST instructor assisting with rescue suspected January 15 surface was failure layer.
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