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GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS

219650

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id219,650
episode_id37,733
begin_utc2010-02-14T21:20:00+00:00
end_utc2010-02-14T21:25:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameGORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct1
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceDepartment of Highways
episode_narrativeA group of back-country skiers triggered an avalanche on Mt. Yeckel above the town of Lenado.
event_narrativeA group of four back-country skiers were skinning up Mt. Yeckel to attempt their second run for the day, when the lead skier triggered an avalanche. The avalanche carried the first skier 100 feet downhill, where he then hit a tree. The second of the four skiers was also carried downhill but remained on top of the snow surface. The remaining two skiers were able to stay out of the avalanche path. The uninjured skiers contacted Mountain Rescue Aspen, who attended to the injured skier around 3:00 am the next morning. He was flown out by helicopter about 3 hours later and was diagnosed with a broken lower leg.
year2,010

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