- Submitted by
- Parks Canada Visitor Safety
- Observations date
- Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 23:00
- Location
- 51.296230° N 117.591120° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-117.59112,51.29623,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Skier triggered avalanche on Balu Peak")
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 involved?
- 0
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Planar
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Variable
- Terrain traps
- Cliff
Comments
A guided group witnessed a group of two trigger a slab avalanche from steep, aggressive terrain above cliffs on Balu Peak this afternoon. The guide was able to confirm that no one was caught in the slab/debris, and no one was calling for help.
If you have an incident happen to you (trigger an avalanche or witness someone involved in an avalanche), please call the appropriate backcountry emergency number for your jurisdiction to report it.
In Glacier National Park, that number is 1.877.852.3100 (Jasper Dispatch emergency). 911 works, but the Jasper Dispatch number is much more efficient/effective.
