North of kicking horse

Avalanche

Run Length

70

Slab Width

30

Trigger Type

skier

Wind Exposure

noWindExposure

Avalanche Size

2

Slab Thickness

40

Trigger Sub Type

accidental

Start Zone Aspect

NE

Vegetation Cover

sparseTrees

Start Zone Incline

35

Avalanche Character

stormSlab

Number Of Avalanches

1

Start Zone Elevation

2000

Start Zone Elevation Band

tln

Avalanche Occurrence Datetime

2016-12-24T14:00:00

Incident

Group Size

2

Terrain Trap

trees

Group Activity

skiing

Number Injured

1

Number Involved

3

Number Caught Only

0

Number Fully Buried

1

Snow Depth Trigger Point

average

Terrain Shape Trigger Point

planar

Number Partly Buried Able Breathing

1

Triggered skinning across slope. Both people in group caught, both deployed airbags. First person dragged downslope about 50 m, one ski came off, stuck against tree and body mostltly buried. Head buried, airbag helped protect head and provide air pocket. Second person dragged downhill about 20m, self rescued, skied down to first and shoveled first person out. Second person saw buried victims airbag.First person suffered minor cuts, bruises, sprained ankle. Luckily found lost ski and able to ski out with lots of pain. No whomping observed, no natural activity observed, snow not wind affected. Thigh deep trail breaking at incident location. Didn't spend much time evaluating avi after incident