Avalanche Canada begs caution as wind slab buries Rogers Pass skier

Four backcountry skiers had their destination in sight last Saturday afternoon when a wind slab took their group for a brief but buckling slide, burying one who was quickly rescued without injury.
A Mountain Information Network (MIN) report shared with Avalanche Canada recounted that the group had been 500 metres away from the Asulkan Cabin in Glacier National Park on Jan. 10 when the leader triggered a wind slab avalanche down the sheltered left side of the slope they were ascending along.
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