Avalanche incident: Skyland (snowmobiler)
Location Name: Avalanche incident: Skyland (snowmobiler) Observation date: Monday, March 1, 2021 - 20:30 |
Is this an Avalanche Observation: Yes |
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Location
Tabs
Avalanche Details:
Date and Time of Avalanche:
Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 14:45
Number of avalanches:
1
Avalanche Type:
Soft Slab
Failure Plane/Weak Layer:
Old snow
Trigger:
snowmobiler
Trigger Modifier:
Accidentally Triggered
Start Zone Slope Angle:
40
Aspect:
Northeast
Starting Elevation:
6200'
Destructive Size:
D2 Could bury, injure, or kill a person.
Relative Size:
R3 Medium
Crown Height:
3 ft
Avalanche Length (Vertical Run):
450ft.
Avalanche Width (Average width):
250ft.
Number of people caught:
1
Avalanche Location:
A snowmobiler climbed a steep face to a ridgeline. During his descent of this slope, he hit a tree and lost control of his machine. The machine tumbled down the hill, initiating the slide from approximately mid-slope. The individual broke his arm from the impact of the tree but was not injured by the slide. He may have been carried a short distance down the hill but was not buried and walked down the hill under his own power.