- Submitted by
- jakethomas987
- Observations date
- Friday, December 19, 2025 at 22:00
- Location
- 51.229625° N 117.462147° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.46214745384539,51.22962537494453,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Cornice failure")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 2
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 0
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Unsupported
- Terrain traps
- Gully or depression
Comments
Cornice failure at ravens, 1 person fell 3-4 metres at the top of tree line uninjured. On impact the storm slab was reactive causing a size 2 avalanche propagated 15 metres ran roughly 70 metres on a gully feature with wind loading. Skier managed to stop himself & avoid going down slope with the avalanche on a N aspect, at 2119m