- Submitted by
- alxjeh
- Observations date
- Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 07:00
- Location
- 50.292117° N 114.633619° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 2
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 1
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Unsupported
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain traps
- Trees
Comments
Uptracking through trees onto more open meadow when snow collapsed and propogated uphill 5m and 10m wide and 20cm slab slid on 38 degree unconsolidated snow slope. Lead skier taken with moving snow down slope approximately 25m where he stopped wrapped around tree with clear face and upper body but both legs buried and trapped. Second skier pushed 2m into tree and was able to extract and proceed to extract 1st skier after digging to release both legs trapped one with ski still on boot. No injuries fortunately. Skiers retreated and observed 2 crowns above on adjacent gullys that weren't present on approach.




