Heroes Knob - 1.5 slab avalanche

Submitted by
B Wolfe
Observations date
Monday, November 16, 2020 at 19:17
Location
50.723570° N 115.255830° W
Reporting on
  • Snow conditions
Map for Mountain Information Network report: Heroes Knob - 1.5 slab avalanche

Information

Activity
Skiing

Group details

Total in the group?
2
People fully buried?
0
People partly buried with normal breathing?
0
People not injured (caught but not buried)?
1
People injured (caught but not buried)?
0
People involved?
1

Terrain details

Terrain shape at trigger point
Planar
Snow depth at trigger point
Variable
Terrain traps
  • Gully or depression

Comments

Traversing <10m below cliff base avalanche triggered above skier breaking trail carrying him ~250m into a gully.

No burial, no injury, self rescue.