- Submitted by
- jrichardshaw
- Observations date
- Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 20:30
- Location
- 49.454590° N 123.190910° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-123.19091,49.45459,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Howe Sound Crest Trail - Lions descent")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 4
- People fully buried?
- 0
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 1
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Terrain traps
- No obvious terrain trap
Comments
Two skiers from the party headed further up the ridge and decided to drop in where they were. Skiing one by one, on the second pitch the lead skier triggered a windslab they were in the middle of, on a west facing, moderately steep (roughly 33 degrees), but planar slope. Slab depth was maybe 20cm and skier was knocked off their feet and went for a ride. Fortunately there were no terrain traps below and the avalanche passed them leaving them sat on the base. Skier was a bit shaken, but no injuries and no lost gear.
