Body bag travers - size 2
Quick reportbrennan.roybertin · Feb 3, 2022 · South Coast Inland
Quick report
- Weather
- cloudy, foggy, stormy
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Snow Conditions
- powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab
Weather
Visibility <5 meters
Snowpack
Storm slab on top of another wind affected storm layer.
Avalanche
Skiers set off size two off newly formed cornice on the shoulder to disease ridge from the east collar entrance from blackcomb glacier. Skiers got swept away but no injuries.
Incident
- Comment
- <p>Two skiers traversing to body bag bowl triggered size 2 off a newly formed cornice on the bench between blackcomb and disease ridge just below the entrance of body bag bowl. Visibility was less than 5m and did not see the cornice. Cornice released along with a 50cm depth with a run off of 100m</p>