- Submitted by
- snow.safety
- Observations date
- Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 21:30
- Location
- 51.340330° N 116.221820° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 3
- People fully buried?
- 1
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 1
- People involved?
- 2
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Shallow
- Terrain traps
- Slope transition or bench
Comments
Party of 3 climbing to Sentinel Pass. First skier noticed cracks around skis, self arrest on icy bed surface near crown, not caught. Second skier was not far behind, swept down slope est. 150m to partial burial -mid thighs, lost equipment. Third skier further behind and to climber's right of leaders, buried in deep pile of debris as slope funneled and angle changed. Buried in crouching position, backpack was probed following partial removal of surface snow at 320 cm. 2 digging estimate 10-15 minutes to reach head, 2hrs to reach skis to release bindings. No injuries. Evacuated by helicopter. See avalanche tab for details.
