Pics of Fatal Snowmobiler Avalanche

[WARY]

Monster slide takes another 'biler.

[BakerBoy]

Cause of death?

[skideeppow]

wow, that is unreal

[rdennhs]

thats a gnarly looking slide, how long after it slid was this picture taken? curious if those are his buddies.

[kidwoo]

Cause of death?

fragile ego

[Trainwreck]

In that third pic you can see the highmarks, one of which was probably the trigger.

edit: My guess is the highmark on lookers right, but the left side of that track where it looks like a little rollover.

[Trackhead]

Pretty viscious terrain trap at the bottom. That is, if you survive to that point.

[passholer]

[QUOTE]One dead in avalanche near Valemount, B.C

April 12, 2009

VALEMOUNT, B.C. - A 24-year-old snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche outside Valemount, B.C., Friday afternoon.

Valemount RCMP got a report just before 3 p.m. that a group of snowmobilers had triggered an avalanche in the Monashee Mountains, near the Clemina Creek snowmobiling area.

Details are still emerging, but RCMP said in a statement that the group were taking turns riding up a slope when one of them was buried. Other snowmobilers were able to dig the victim out, but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

The victim was from Sherwood Park, Alta., just east of Edmonton.

Details of his identity have not been released pending notification of next of kin.

The accident marks the 18th fatality for snowmobilers in B.C. avalanches this year.

Valemount is about 490 kilometres west of Edmonton.


just saw this @ avalanche.org this is getting to be rediculous

[Blurred]

Scariest thing is all of the previous highmarks that didn't trigger anything. That blows.

[LeeLau]

Fourth reported slide in that area since mid January involving snowmobilers highmarking. 2 fatalities. Snowmobile community pretty shaken up by it - discussion here http://www.snowandmud.com/forum/14/c...r-14605-7.html

[Sparky]

Scariest thing is all of the previous highmarks that didn't trigger anything. That blows.

I thought that too, there are lots of lines lookers left of the slide and coming out from the deposition area (all snowmobile?).

The slope is partially in the shade (maybe just cloud), I wonder what time of day it slid, the aspect, how long the snow had been down for, and if the sun had been on it.

Rest in Peace, 24 is too young. Condolences to his family and friends

[nick > jesus]

that terrain trap at the bottom is scary looking

[Hugh Conway]

The Couloir is fun looking.

Hopefully this will spark a change in the 'biler thinking.

[stevenc]

Saw this a little while ago. Scary looking terrain trap at the bottom. Wasn't there a fatal slide on the same slope last year aswell? The slope looks very fimiliar.

[WARY]

Here is video of the hill and a prior slide.

WARNING: NSFW language. The Language in this video is NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR KIDS!! Lots of vulgar words that could get you fired or give your kids nightmares.............

Here is the link:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuU-vnh5M9s

Watch the crowd of 'bilers at the bottom of the hill scurry for their lives.