Mount Cain West Bowl Avalanche
Quick reportjeremyrandall · Feb 2, 2025 · Jasper
Snowpack
- Obs Type
- point
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 300
- Slab Width
- 50
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 50
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NW
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- stormSlab
- Crust Near Weak Layer
- 1
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1450
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1350
- Weak Layer Burial Date
- 2025-01-31
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-02-02T23:30:00.000Z
Size 2 Avalanche happened at approximately 3:30pm. Party of 3 riding the open face of the Sliders in West Bowl. 2nd rider cut across the slope just below the convex roll and triggered the slide. Rider was pushed through multiple small trees and over rocks. 3rd rider found the 2nd rider almost fully buried with one arm free struggling to clear snow from airway. Compound leg fracture and snowboard torn from feet and not found. About 50cm of new snow fell between Friday and Sunday
Incident
- Group Size
- 3
- Terrain Trap
- trees
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 1
- Number Involved
- 2
- Number Fully Buried
- 0
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- deep
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- convex
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 1
Size 2 Avalanche happened at approximately 3:30pm. Party of 3 riding the open face of the Sliders in West Bowl. 2nd rider cut across the slope just below the convex roll and triggered the slide. Rider was pushed through multiple small trees and over rocks. 3rd rider found the 2nd rider almost fully buried with one arm free struggling to clear snow from airway. Compound leg fracture and snowboard torn from feet and not found. About 50cm of new snow fell between Friday and Sunday