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Eventdex · Avalanche

GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS

438223

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id438,223
episode_id72,648
begin_utc2012-02-13T18:25:00+00:00
end_utc2012-02-13T18:35:00+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 shallow, early snowpack and dry start to January created a layer of weak faceted snow near ground level. New snowfall through late January into February produced a dense slab over the weaker faceted snow which created conditions favorable for avalanches.
event_narrativeA trio of skiers entered Mushroom Bowl near Vail Ski Area. One skier jumped off a 30 foot cliff onto the snow below and triggered an avalanche which started at the 11,450 foot level. The avalanche path was 100 feet wide and 300 vertical feet. The skier who initiated the avalanche was swept off his feet and carried into a group of small trees, where he received non-life threatening injuries, then became fully buried under one to two feet of snow from a secondary avalanche. The other skiers where able to dig him out then self evacuate from the avalanche site.
year2,012

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