Hospital Creek
Observed Jan 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m. PST
This report was submitted with an older form.
Avalanche report
- Run length
- 400
- Slab width
- 15
- Trigger type
- Snowmobile
- Wind exposure
- Cross loaded slope
- Avalanche size
- 2
- Slab thickness
- 70
- Trigger sub type
- Accidental
- Trigger distance
- 0
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
- Avalanche character
- Wind slab
- Number of avalanches
- 1
- Runout zone elevation
- 2100
- Start zone elevation band
- Alp
- Avalanche occurrence datetime
- 2022-01-22T22:00:12.000Z
Incident report
- Description
- 2 snowmobilers at top of slope, triggered wind slab and both were carried in the avalanche for about 400m. The slab was 20cm-70cm deep. 1 person deployed an air bag and stayed on top of the debris and suffered minor injuries. The 2nd person was fully buried, recovered by friends and helpful bystanders and was flown to hospital with more serious injuries.
- Terrain trap
- Gully depression
- Group activity
- Snowmobiling
- Number injured
- 1
- Number involved
- 3
- Number fully buried
- 1
- Snow depth trigger point
- Shallow
- Number partly buried impaired breathing
- 1