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Incident Details

Date
2012-12-23
Location
North Vancouver, Mount Seymour
Location Description
First Peak, East Face
Province
BC
Mountain Range
Coast Mountains
Coordinates
0 0
Elevation
-
Activity
Backcountry Skiing
Involvement
1
Injury
0
Fatality
0
Description
Lead skier was cutting across the hill when the adjacent slope let loose. The slope the skier was on then started to slide as well taking the skier down to the bottom of the pitch. The skier was partially buried but uninjured.
Date/time Size Type Trigger Elevation Aspect Slab width Slab thickness
2012-12-23 12:15 2 S S - U 75m 20cm
Present Temp Max Temp Min Temp 24hr Trend Wind Speed Wind Direction Sky Condition Precipitation Type & Intensity
- - - Steady M SE X Light Snow
Weather comment
Flat light with blustering winds.
Snowpack 24hr Snow Storm Snow Storm Date
- 32 44 -
Snowpack comment
Very mixed bag depending on aspect. No signs of instability on assent.
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