Skier & Snowboarder Caught & Partially Buried in Avalanche Off Rogers Pass, B.C. on Sunday One skier and one snowboarder were caught in an avalanche off Rogers Pass, B.C., Canada on Sunday. The avalanche occurred on Bruins Ridge in the Connaught drainage in Glacier National Park at about 2:30pm on Sunday, Nov. 8th, 2015. The avalanche is reported to have been large at 1,600-feet wide, 20-40 inches deep, and it ran for around 3,000-feet. The […] Avalanche SnowBrains | November 10, 2015 0 Comments
Avalanche Death in Alberta, Canada Over Weekend Five backcountry skiers touring near the Black Prince area – about 45 km south of Canmore in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Kananaskis Country – triggered and were caught in a size 2.5 avalanche on Saturday. One of the skiers was killed by the avalanche. The avalanche danger was rated as considerable at the time of the avalanche. Considerable is the avalanche rating where the most people die. This avalanche killed one of the skiers and injured the other 3. The avalanche was 3-feet deep, 260-feet wide, and 2,000-feet long. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 17, 2015 0 Comments
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