VIDEO: Snowboarder With No Avalanche Gear Caught in Avalanche Near Perisher, Australia Today

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We don’t have a lot of information about this avalanche that occurred in or near Perisher ski resort, Australia today.

This is what we do know about this avalanche:

  • Occurred today, August 8th, 2017
  • This avalanche was in or near Perisher ski resort, Australia
  • The snowboarder pictured in the video triggered the avalanche
  • This avalanche appears to have been big enough to bury or injure a human
  • The snowboarder in the video had no avalanche gear on (he may have been in bounds at a ski resort)
  • This was not the only avalanche incident in Australia today
  • Current Avalanche Danger is rated HIGH

 

2 skiers triggered a large avalanche just outside Hotham yesterday (click below).

The last avalanche death in Australia was in 2014.

image: mountainsportcollective.org

AUSTRALIA AVALANCHE FORECAST:

by MountainSportCollective.org

MAIN RANGE NSW: RECENT OBSERVATIONS
Updated:  7th AUGUST 2017
REPORT CONFIDENCE: STRONG


Our Obs Team Was Out Yesterday, It Sounded Hectic. In Nerd Speak They Had CT3/6 At What Is Likely To Be Now 70cm. That’s ‘ Large And Likely’ Avalanche Danger. Thats High Danger. See Below… This Is Real People. Will Have Some Assessments Soon.

image: mountainsportcollective.org
image: mountainsportcollective.org
image: mountainsportcollective.org

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