Accident Summary
A single male snowmobiler descended the slope, triggering the slide which he rode out to the bottom of the debris field, which terminated in heavy green timber. The rider and snowmobile were not buried, but pushed into the trees; no injuries. The depth of the crown was approximately 3 feet and appeared to fracture on an old bed surface; the slide was approximately 50 yards wide and ran out about 80 to 100 yards; only about a quarter of the exposed slope slid, with considerable hang-fire remaining.
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I came upon the scene a few minutes after the incident; the single rider involved in the slide was with a group of companions who stayed at the top of the slope and observed the event. After extricating his snowmobile, the rider continued to attempt to climb the slope that had just slid, which had considerable 'hang-fire' above the crown. The rider finally climbed the slope above the crown and stuck his sled on the hang-fire, eventually getting off the snowmobile and manually turning it down the slope and then riding it to the bottom again before leaving the area. His companions stated that no one in the party had beacons or probe poles; they did have shovels.
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