- Submitted by
- clarkmiles
- Observations date
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 22:00
- Location
- 50.945620° N 118.071890° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
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Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Avalanche date/time
- Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 22:00
- Estimated occurrence time of avalanche
- Less than 12 hours ago
- Number of avalanches in this report
- 1
- The size of avalanche
- 1
- Slab thickness
- 25cm
- Slab width
- 17m
- Run length
- 120m
- Avalanche Character
- Wind slab
- Trigger type
- Skier
- Trigger subtype
- Accidental
- Start zone aspect
- W
- Start zone elevation band
- Treeline
- Start zone elevation
- 2,255m
- Start zone incline
- 35°
- Runout zone elevation
- 2,133m
- Wind exposure
- Cross-loaded slope
- Vegetation cover
- Open slope
Comments
Today I was caught in an avalanche in the Revelstoke BC backcountry. I had just skied the same run about 10' to the right and my guard was 100% down. Honestly, I didn't even think about avalanches before dropping into this line. I felt like we'd already made our assessment and the snow was stable enough to ski this zone. There were also tracks everywhere luring me into a false sense of security. I was wrong. I ripped out a 10" deep, 50' wide class 1 avalanche that took me for a 200' ride. I was able to stay over my skis and ski out of the avalanche. I was able to pull my avalanche airbag backpack while in the slide. The experience was harrowing. I got going damn fast and snow was starting to come up over my body and splash my face. I was able to stay calm and focused on escaping the avalanche. To me, it felt huge and scary and like I was going to be buried if I didn't release from the avalanche. Today was a lesson learned. I'm going to try to always keep my guard up and always reassess every slope before I drop in. Thanks to my strong partners today for being ready to rock in every situation. Video of this avalanche here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5XIiOrM1j/