- Submitted by
- MarkusR
- Observations date
- Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 19:00
- Location
- 50.228300° N 126.340570° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-126.34057,50.2283,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Mt Cain: West Bowl Avalanche")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Skiing
Group details
- Total in the group?
- 4
- People partly buried with normal breathing?
- 1
- People involved?
- 1
Terrain details
- Terrain shape at trigger point
- Convex
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Deep
- Terrain traps
- Gully or depression
Comments
Skier was carried for <100m. Airbag deployed. Partial and relatively shallow burial from chest down in a seated position. Skier was able to dig themselves out. No injuries. No significant terrain traps. Skier was carried through a gully and stopped on the opposing slope, avalanche continued another ~150m.
