- Submitted by
- Chairman Pow
- Observations date
- Friday, April 11, 2025 at 20:00
- Location
- 51.298300° N 117.595670° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.59567,51.2983,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Bruins Glacer Size 2.5")
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?
- 1
- People not injured (caught but not buried)?
- 2
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 0
- People involved?
- 3
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Average
- Terrain traps
- Slope transition or bench
Comments
Skier triggered avalanche approaching the top of the Bruins glacier. Loud whumpf immediately followed by slope releasing. Both skiers caught. Skier higher on the skin track slid 40m, triggered airbag, not buried. Second skier, partially buried, slid 60m able to self extricate.
