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Eventdex · Avalanche

SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

1075012

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id1,075,012
episode_id176,888
begin_utc2023-02-25T16:00:00+00:00
end_utc2023-02-25T16:15:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameSOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
deaths_direct2
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct2
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceState Official
episode_narrativeA series of winter storms brought heavy, wind swept snow, to the mountains of southwest Colorado from mid to late February. This snow fell on an older layer of snow that was deposited in late January and early February, which had become more faceted and weak. As a result, an avalanche was triggered south of Vallecito Reservoir.
event_narrativeTwo backcountry skiers unintentionally triggered an avalanche on a northwest-facing slope near Vallecito Reservoir. The avalanche was 12 to 30 inches deep and about 200 feet wide at the crown face. It ran about 300 vertical feet through a burn scar, stumps, small aspens, and thick willows. Both of the skiers were buried and did not survive. The time of the avalanche is unknown, but occurred sometime during the mid morning hours.
year2,023

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