Historic Avalanches around Fernie

[SouthRockiesAvalancheTeam]

Check out this video on the historical avalanche cycle up Coal Creek and how to deal with the wet slab avalanche problem:

Forecaster Blog - Canadian Avalanche Centre » When Wet Gets Wetter?

 

[Weirboondocking]

I was shocked to see some of that yesterday. This is a great eye opener as its right in everyones face and hopefully it hits home.

 

[matm8snopro]

Wow, what an eye opener!

 

[Summitric]

Survival rate through that kind of avalanche would be slim i would supect.... Super heavy concrete type snow, with lots of debris in it

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Great video to watch.


Sent from my phone ---- is anyone listening ?

 

[ferniesnow]

A huge thanks to the South Rockies Avalanche Team. The more awareness there is among riders, the better we should be prepared as a group. It is a very different year as this type of sliding is occurring in "riding season" and not later in the spring when a lot of riders have turned to golf and quading.

The Team has certainly made riders in the southern Rockies more informed and for that we are thankful.

 

[NORDIC]

Great video. Thanks for posting!

 

[revbyu]

Just curious - when did this happen ?

 

[ferniesnow]

Just curious - when did this happen ?

Sunday, March 9th. in the afternoon.

 

[hevy_chevy67]

Just curious - when did this happen ?

I believe it was this past Sunday.

 

[Destroyer]

Wow, is about all i can say. Great post, everyone needs to be aware of the dangers.

 

[giddyup]

we rode fernie for three days last weekend, we were seeing a lot of movement, i would not trust much, but we road in the heavy trees up high , had some great snow, but be carefull, there is stuff moving all over, stuff you would never think would slide, and i was suprised at how far it is sliding, but considering the weight of the snow, in many places way farther than what i thought was a safe spot

 

[Mark P]

I would not have guessed that the slides would have taken the paths they did down to and on the road with out having seen the results myself on Sunday afternoon. it was impressive to see the results of that heavy wet snow coming down the mountain and a reminder that what we thought was safe may actually not be. If you were to get caught in that avalanche with all that debris and heavy wet snow you were probably not going home. Everyone needs to pay attention where your at on the hillside and to your surroundings so you make it back alive. Be safe out there.