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Gem Lake Avalanche – October 24, 2009

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View of Avalanche Site. Marked locations are the injured person's (group B) location.
View of Avalanche Site. Marked locations are the injured person's (group B) location.
First group bootpacking into the coulior just before the avalanche occurred.
First group bootpacking into the coulior just before the avalanche occurred.
Gem Lake Avalanche Site. X marks the location of all 4 when the slope slid. All were tumbled through the talus slope below the snowfield.
Gem Lake Avalanche Site. X marks the location of all 4 when the slope slid. All were tumbled through the talus slope below the snowfield.
Looking upslope from position where lowest person ended up.
Looking upslope from position where lowest person ended up.
Talus slope the 4 were carried through.
Talus slope the 4 were carried through.
View downslope from location of lowest person. Gem Lake is at the bottom of the slope.
View downslope from location of lowest person. Gem Lake is at the bottom of the slope.

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