Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- Snowmobiler
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
Photo 2 of snowmobile SAR may be Weber County Rescue Team.
“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
Williams, Knox, Logan, Spencer, Walker, Emma, and Reardon, Blase (2017). The Snowy Torrents 1996-2004: Avalanche Accidents in the United States. American Avalanche Association
Incident
- Number Caught
- 1
- Number Killed
- 1
- Number Carried
- 1
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
Party had no avalanche gear. Found with a search dog under 5' of debris.