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GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS

219097

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id219,097
episode_id37,653
begin_utc2010-01-06T19:00:00+00:00
end_utc2010-01-06T19:05:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameGORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceNewspaper
episode_narrativeEarly January snowfall overloaded an underlying weak snow surface, causing a deadly avalanche to occur just outside of Vail Mountains Ski Area.
event_narrativeA snowboarder was assumed to have exited Vail Ski Area in Blue Sky Basin, where he proceeded toward the Miller Cliffs on Battle Mountain. While attempting to snowboard outside of ski area boundaries, he triggered 2 small avalanches that came together and carried him roughly 100 feet downhill. He was carried into a stand of trees where he was partially buried head-first and suffocated under 3 feet of snow. The snowboarder was alone and was not recovered until nearly a week later on January 14. Therefore, the time of this accident is estimated.
year2,010

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