Four skiers swept away by an avalanche in the Haute-Gaspésie

News 31 January, 2018

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Wednesday, 31 January 2018 15:47

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Wednesday, 31 January 2018 15:49

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Four skiers have been swept away by a large avalanche of size 2.5 on a scale of 5, the last week on the Mont-Albert, in the Haute-Gaspésie. An incident that could have had dramatic consequences.

One skier was buried and has fortunately been able to extricate himself. A person has suffered a fracture of the femur, and another was lightly wounded in the face.

It is the group of skiers who would have, by moving on foot to the Mont-Albert, triggered quite unwittingly the avalanche.

According to Avalanche Quebec, the probability that an avalanche occurs at this time of the year range from low to moderate in the Parc national de la Gaspésie.