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| event_type | Avalanche |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 22,991 |
| episode_id | 4,104 |
| begin_utc | 2007-03-13T20:50:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2007-03-13T20:55:00+00:00 |
| state | COLORADO |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS |
| deaths_direct | 2 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 1.00K |
| damage_crops | 0.00K |
| wfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| episode_narrative | Unstable snowpack resulted in avalanches in some of the mountains of western Colorado. |
| event_narrative | Three people were on a backcountry ski vacation near Aspen. They chose to ascend Mount Shimer about 7 miles southeast of Aspen. They were ascending a tree covered, north facing slope near the 12,088 foot level. At approximately 1:50 pm, the lead skier remotely triggered a large avalanche in the bowl to the east. Just after this, a smaller avalanche fractured above the party. The avalanche caught all three, but the upper skier was only carried for approximately 100 feet. The avalanche swept the two lower men on split snowboards down the slope and buried both. The victims were buried, one above the other with about 100 feet between them. The upper skier found his two companions and uncovered debris from their heads and notified rescue personnel. When rescue personnel arrived on the scene, they determined that both victims were dead. |
| year | 2,007 |
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