Freak Event: Avalanche causes lake to empty out through sled drainage..

[christopher]

in Kamloops, BC, Canada.

Avalanche came down into the lake, which overflowed and blew out the creek below.
Pretty rare event but would be a horrible surprise if you were exploring the drainage for the first time.
Stay safe!



Just imagine that YOU WERE RIDING in this drainage as a wall of water came rushing down on you!!

 

[koolaid]

A few years back, an avalanche came down at Lamoille Lake in Elko. Broke through the ice, flooded the area below the lake. Area was not rideable as the approach up was filled the biggest, frozen chards of ice. The only climbing in the Rubies was going to be with an ice ax, not a sled!

 

[christopher]

A few years back, an avalanche came down at Lamoille Lake in Elko. Broke through the ice, flooded the area below the lake. Area was not rideable as the approach up was filled the biggest, frozen chards of ice. The only climbing in the Rubies was going to be with an ice ax, not a sled!

I can't help but imagine what it would have been like to be riding up that drainage, doing everything right avy wise, and then to see a WALL OF WATER coming rushing towards you.

that would not have been fun had anyone been there.

 

[Blu Du]

this happend near glacier probably 15 years ago and actually killed some riders on the trail. i guess there were fish in the snow too

 

[Darryl Atkin]

A few years back, an avalanche came down at Lamoille Lake in Elko. Broke through the ice, flooded the area below the lake. Area was not rideable as the approach up was filled the biggest, frozen chards of ice. The only climbing in the Rubies was going to be with an ice ax, not a sled!

It happened again this year on Lamoille Lake, is froze over again but washed the creek pretty good.

 

[Solarguy]

this happend near glacier probably 15 years ago and actually killed some riders on the trail. i guess there were fish in the snow too

This happened up Red Meadows just North of Whitefish MT and yes there were fatalities.

 

[jdog1]

Happened in Colorado this year also. There were fatalities.