Trigger | Skier | Avalanche Type | Unknown |
Aspect | East | Elevation | unknown |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | unknown |
Width | 150ft | Vertical Run | 500ft |
Wedding bowl
Trigger | Skier | Avalanche Type | Unknown |
Aspect | East | Elevation | unknown |
Slope Angle | unknown | Crown Depth | unknown |
Width | 150ft | Vertical Run | 500ft |
Number Caught/Carried? | 1 | Number Partially Buried? | 0 |
Number Fully Buried? | 0 | Number Injured? | 0 |
Number Fatalities? | 0 |
After skiing the main chute on Ben Stewart at around 9 AM, I skated out to the upper EC nordic trails to watch the 4 skiers, who i could make out on one of the prominent ridges about 100 feet below the summit, ski the same main chute at around 10 AM. 2 skiers descended the 800' fall line without triggering anything, but the 3rd skier triggered a sizable avalanche 30-50 cm deep and 150 feet wide. I'm a little rattled.
Skier able to hold his positions in an R3-D3 avalanche. Skier triggered, propogation ~ 200 feet below cliff bands
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Previous avalanches had occurred the day before- natural point releases on the east facing rim below Ben Stewart as well as the bowl west of Cropley chute.