Seymour backcountry

Activity

Skiing

Total in the group?

1

People fully buried?

0

People partly buried with impaired breathing?

0

People partly buried with normal breathing?

0

People not injured (caught but not buried)?

0

People injured (caught but not buried)?

0

People involved?

0

Terrain shape at trigger point

Concave

Snow depth at trigger point

Average

Terrain traps

• Slope transition or bench

Skiing small and short features in the Seymour backcountry, in the area between Brockton and Pump peak, with fresh snow and ongoing snow falling limiting visibility. We had chosen conservative terrain as we had heard of small avalanches being triggered by skiers that morning, and visibility was poor.

We triggered a few small avalanches on leeward slopes that were about 5m wide, the width of the section we were skiing. The avalanches were overall inconsequential for our party, and mainly limited by the fact that the slopes we were skiing were very short, and not very wide. However, we suspect on a longer and wider slope, they would have propagated further and caused potential harm.