Cerise Creek Incident
Incidentalexismiquelon · Feb 10, 2023 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, windy
- Ride Type
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes, openTrees
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Snowpack
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Whumpfing Observed
- 1
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 100
- Slab Width
- 20
- Trigger Type
- skier
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 2
- Slab Thickness
- 75
- Trigger Sub Type
- accidental
- Start Zone Aspect
- NW
- Vegetation Cover
- sparseTrees
- Start Zone Incline
- 34
- Avalanche Character
- windSlab, stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 1650
- Runout Zone Elevation
- 1550
- Avalanche Observation
- 12hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- tln
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-02-10T22:00:00.000Z
Incident
- Group Size
- 6
- Terrain Trap
- cliff
- Group Activity
- skiing
- Number Involved
- 1
- Snow Depth Trigger Point
- deep
- Terrain Shape Trigger Point
- convex
- Number Partly Buried Able Breathing
- 1
we left Keiths hut and went down on the NW aspect toward the landslide. 3 skier skied down. 4th skier dropped in on a convexity above a 15 feet cliff. The slope triggered 10-15m above him by 15m wide by 70cm deep. 4th skier went down with the avalanche and got cliffed out then triggered the slab below the cliff. Partial burial self rescued. No injuries and one involvement. Size 2 avalanche. Remote trigger 2.5 from size 2 skier accidental.