Elkford avalanche

[ferniesnow]

Crossing Creek trail with potential for quite a few avalanches was true to form today! Mother nature is so powerful!

We were feeling fairly confident with this particular slide area as it has released 3-4 times and each time stopping above the trail.

This ran full course and deposited about 15' (5-6 meters) of debris on the trail and 20' (7 meters) at the end of course.

When using this trail, please use a beacon and practise all the protocols of safe back-country travel.

In the pictures one can see the run-out zone (the area with few trees) and it is huge. The sled is on the groomed trail with the debris pile in front of it.

Gonna be fun cutting that down to the trail with the ol' SnowCat.

 

[Trashy]

Thanks for the updated pics Doug. Good to see you all are safe.

 

[Uturn]

Thats a long runout!!

 

[medler]

Was there a slide near Fernie today with some injuries?heard on the news something about that,,couldn't catch all of it though

 

[medler]

Heard skiers now..not sledders....still sad

 

[ferniesnow]

Thanks for the updated pics Doug. Good to see you all are safe.

That happened before we came along....all that was left was the debris pile and time for pictures....

 

[ferniesnow]

Was there a slide near Fernie today with some injuries?heard on the news something about that,,couldn't catch all of it though

Haven't heard anything yet.....but I'm in the dark most of the time!

 

[Summit X]

yes, there was a slide at the ski hill today, in curry bowl.
just a few minor injuries.

 

[JaySimon]

An inbound slide? That is going to weigh on someone pretty heavy. At least no one died. Pretty touchy scenerio out there these days

 

[jaredszakacs]

glad your all good doug we had a great ride in fernie today me and rsw84 up in rolling hills

 

[pano-dude]

An inbound slide? That is going to weigh on someone pretty heavy. At least no one died. Pretty touchy scenerio out there these days

it happens, this is why there is a disclaimer on your lift pass.

pretty small slide considering the conditions

 

[ferniesnow]

it happens, this is why there is a disclaimer on your lift pass.

pretty small slide considering the conditions

What doo you mean by "pretty small slide"? If the SnowCat was on the trail, it would have been buried. A railroad train at the bottom would have been buried!

I know the pictures don't doo it justice but just the same it wasn't small.....no offence implied nor intended.

 

[polarice]

What doo you mean by "pretty small slide"? If the SnowCat was on the trail, it would have been buried. A railroad train at the bottom would have been buried!

I know the pictures don't doo it justice but just the same it wasn't small.....no offence implied nor intended.

im thinking he was referring to the slide on the ski hill .....

 

[pano-dude]

im thinking he was referring to the slide on the ski hill .....

yup, sorry. pics of Elkford slide look like size 3? big one

 

[devildogg]

This pic is about 50m from the gully where it stopped about 30' thick, gives you and idea of the depth on the runout path

Our sleds are parked almost in the trees, the bottom of the gully is 20 to 30' below our sled then it turned and ran another 60 or 70m down the gully

sorry for the crappy lighting