Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Natural
- Vertical Fall
- 838 m
- Start Zone Aspect
- South
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- Start Zone Elevation
- 3078 m
“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
Logan, Spencer, Reardon, Blase, Walker, Emma, Long McKenzie (2022). The Snowy Torrents: Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1986-1996. American Avalanche Association
Incident
A natural avalanche came out of White Pine #2 and impacted two vehicles on SR-210.