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Incident Details
- Date
- 2012-03-02
- Location
- Fernie, Mt Bisaro, Pearly Gates
- Location Description
- This location is refered to as the "pearly gates". Elevation is 1500 m
- Province
- BC
- Mountain Range
- Rocky Mountains
- Coordinates
- 0 0
- Elevation
- -
- Activity
- Snowmobiling
- Involvement
- -
- Injury
- -
- Fatality
- 0
- Description
- While riding about 15 meters from the base of a 250 meter ,45 degree, NE facing slope I saw fracture lines appear above. I quickly turned and exited the terrain trap before the debris covered my tracks.
| Date/time |
Size |
Type |
Trigger |
Elevation |
Aspect |
Slab width |
Slab thickness |
| 2012-03-02 11:00 |
2 |
S |
M |
- |
U |
150m |
75cm |
| Present Temp |
Max Temp |
Min Temp |
24hr Trend |
Wind Speed |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Precipitation Type & Intensity |
| 1 |
- |
- |
Steady |
C |
U |
CLR |
None |
- Weather comment
| Snowpack |
24hr Snow |
Storm Snow |
Storm Date |
| - |
0 |
150 |
- |
- Snowpack comment
| Document Date |
Title |
Source |
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