Avalanche
- Weak Layer
- Density Change
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 381 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Start Zone Aspect
- North
- Avalanche Problem
- Wind Slab
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2652 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
Gallagher, Dale (1967). The Snowy Torrents 1910-1966: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. Alta Avalanche Study Center
Incident
- Number Caught
- 2
- Number Killed
- 2
- Number Carried
- 2
- Number Fully Buried
- 2
This is a very interesting avalanche report that includes numerous avalanches. Ultimately, two men were killed in two separate avalanches in the same area. The area was not part of the regular ski area terrain at the time of the accident. It is now within the regular ski area boundary in the John Paul Jones terrain area.
Below is a narrative of the accident from The Snowy Torrents; Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1910-1966, Dale Gallagher.