Matier Dec 28, 2020
Incidentjmlcossette · Dec 29, 2020 · Duffey
Weather
- Sky Condition
- clear
- Precipitation Type
- none
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 250
- Slab Width
- 100
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NW
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2700
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 2450
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2020-12-28T15:00:00
Minimal Observations due to running out of daylight
Incident
- Group Size
- 3
- Terrain Trap
- cliff
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 1
- Number Involved
- 1
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- planar
Group of 3 skiers, first skier triggered the avalanche and was push over a series of cliff. Skier stayed on the the surface, was injured and lost equipment. Pemberton SAR extricated the injured subject and 2 other members of the same party.