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Incident Details

Date
2012-01-14
Location
Mt Brew hut access trail. below treeline
Location Description
Province
BC
Mountain Range
Coast Mountains
Coordinates
0 0
Elevation
1250m
Activity
Backcountry Skiing
Involvement
-
Injury
-
Fatality
0
Description
Single skier traversing 25degree slope below bluff. Slab pulled 15m above skier. Skier not knocked over. Snow piled to top of boots. Piled to 2ft lower. Not far to run as slope was only 40m long to treeline.
Date/time Size Type Trigger Elevation Aspect Slab width Slab thickness
2012-01-14 13:00 1 S S 1250 e 20m 30cm
Present Temp Max Temp Min Temp 24hr Trend Wind Speed Wind Direction Sky Condition Precipitation Type & Intensity
- - - Rising L U SCT Light Snow
Weather comment
Snowpack 24hr Snow Storm Snow Storm Date
- 20 20 -
Snowpack comment
Loose slab ran on hard crust.
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