Incident Summary
- Date
- 2022-04-13
- Location
- Mount Des Poilus
- Location Description
- Approximately 24km NNW of Field BC
- Province
- BC
- Coordinates
- 51.59449 °, -116.60635 °
- Elevation
- 3150 m
- Activity
- Mountaineering
- Involvement
- 1
- Injury
- 1
- Fatality
- 1
- Description
- After approaching on skis, a party of five was ascending the SE ridge of Mt Des Poilus on foot. One person was ahead of the group at the summit when a cornice collapsed and triggered an avalanche on the steep slope below. The person fell with the cornice, was carried down the NE face, and was partially buried in the cornice and avalanche debris on the glacier below.
Avalanches
| Date/Time | Size | Type | Trigger | Elevation | Aspect | Slab width | Slab Thickness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | CS | Sa | 3150 m | NE | 70 m | 55 cm |
Weather
| Present Temp | Max Temp | Min Temp | 24hr Trend | Wind Speed | Wind Direction | Sky Condition | Precipitation Type & Intensity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Snowpack
| Snowpack | 24hr Snow | Storm Snow | Storm Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - |
Documents
| Document Date | Title | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-18 | overview, public | Parks Canada | view |