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Eventdex · Avalanche

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

357378

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id357,378
episode_id59,859
begin_utc2011-12-31T21:20:00+00:00
end_utc2011-12-31T21:20:00+00:00
stateWYOMING
cz_typeZ
cz_nameYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeA backcountry skier was killed by an avalanche that buried him under 10 to 12 feet of snow in a narrow canyon near the Montana border around 1420MST. The slide ran 250 feet downhill had was comprised of two paths that totaled about 800 feet in width. The skier was caught within a 50-foot-wide path. Rescue crews from Cooke City, Montana recovered the body nine hours later.
year2,011

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