- Submitted by
- Parks Canada Visitor Safety
- Observations date
- Friday, March 14, 2025 at 21:00
- Location
- 51.478260° N 116.168500° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-116.1685,51.47826,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Avalanche accident")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 2
- People fully buried?
- 1
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 1
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 0
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 2
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Average
- Terrain traps
- Trees
Comments
After skiing Pipestone Bowl, (out of bounds from Lake Louise ski area) 2 skiers were working back to the ski area on a flagged traverse line in their downhill gear. At 1500 hrs, Skier 1 triggered the avalanche on a 25 degree slope that propagated to the steeper terrain overhead. He was carried 50 m and buried 150-200 cm deep. Skier 2 conducted a transceiver search, excavated Skier 1, and initiated first aid. Park Canada Visitor Safety evacuated the party to Emergency Medical Services.
