Quick report
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Avalanche
- Slab Width
- 38 m
- Weak Layer
- New Snow/Old Snow Interface
- Trigger Type
- Skier
- Vertical Fall
- 61 m
- Avalanche Type
- Soft Slab
- Slab Thickness
- 61 cm
- Trigger Detail
- Unintentionally Triggered
- Start Zone Aspect
- Southwest
- Avalanche Problem
- New Snow
- 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
Logan, Spencer, Reardon, Blase, Walker, Emma, Long McKenzie (2022). The Snowy Torrents: Avalanche Accidents in the United States 1986-1996. American Avalanche Association
Incident
- Number Caught
- 3
- Number Killed
- 1
- Number Carried
- 3
- Number Injured
- 2
- Number Fully Buried
- 1
- Number Partly Buried
- 2
Three backcountry skiers caught and carried; two partially buried, one injured, and one killed. The party was hit by a slide from above while traversing on moderately-angled terrain. Another party came to their assistance finding the buried skier and providing medical care that stabilized the severely injured skier.
The narrative below is from the UAC Annual Report 1994-95.
***One of the skier's name is listed incorrectly as John Paul. His actual name is James Paul.***