- Submitted by
- douglasvis
- Observations date
- Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 21:00
- Location
- 50.163910° N 123.065440° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-123.06544,50.16391,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Rainbow Mountain")
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)?
- 2
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 2
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Convex
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain traps
- Gully or depression
- Trees
Comments
Two skiers triggered avalanche on Rainbow Mountain. One skier rode it down for about 100m but stayed fully above the snow. Other skier buried up to waist near trees. Another party of skiers across the valley came to check in on us and also caller SAR (Thanks for looking out for us!). Original objective that day was Rainbow Mountain but turned back after encountering whoomfing and shooting cracks. Decided to ski trees instead. But missed/ignored the following warning signs: (1) Clear day with afternoon sunshine baking the slope (2) Signs of wind loading (3) Deeper buried layers.
