- Submitted by
- bradrobertallen
- Observations date
- Friday, February 21, 2025 at 23:30
- Location
- 51.407165° N 116.853057° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-116.85305671568705,51.407165000085854,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Redburn Skier Accidental")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Average
- Terrain traps
- Gully or depression
Comments
Third skier on slope triggered avalanche which then caught another member of party below, taking one person for approx. 200m ride down through gully feature. Subject was buried up to neck, but able to clear airway. Other members of party able to get to subject and extricate. Subject suffered lower leg fracture during avalanche. Group activated local resources via satellite SOS messenger, subject evacuated by GADSAR to local hospital.
