Avalanche accident
Quick reportParks Canada Visitor Safety · Mar 14, 2025 · LLSA
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 250
- Slab Width
- 300
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 100
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- N
- Avalanche Character
- deepPersistentSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 1
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2160
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- depthHoar
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- btl
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2025-03-14T21:00:00.000Z
Incident
- Group Size
- 2
- Terrain Trap
- trees
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Injured
- 0
- Number Involved
- 2
- Number Caught Only
- 0
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- average
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- planar
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 0
- Number Partly Buried Impaired Breathing
- 1
After skiing Pipestone Bowl, (out of bounds from Lake Louise ski area) 2 skiers were working back to the ski area on a flagged traverse line in their downhill gear. At 1500 hrs, Skier 1 triggered the avalanche on a 25 degree slope that propagated to the steeper terrain overhead. He was carried 50 m and buried 150-200 cm deep. Skier 2 conducted a transceiver search, excavated Skier 1, and initiated first aid. Park Canada Visitor Safety evacuated the party to Emergency Medical Services.