Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Avalanche Type
- Wet Loose
- Start Zone Aspect
- South
- Avalanche Problem
- Wet Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2073 m
This was a low elevation rain on snow event in a narrow canyon.
“The Snowy Torrents are like the Deep Sea: They seldom return their victims alive”
Narrative provided by The Snowy Torrents, courtesy of the American Avalanche Association. More information here: https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/store
Know Williams (1975). The Snowy Torrents 1966-1971: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Incident
- Number Caught
- 2
- Number Killed
- 1
- Number Carried
- 2
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 1
Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1967-71, Knox Williams.