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Eventdex · Avalanche

BITTERROOT / SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS

507341

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id507,341
episode_id84,033
begin_utc2014-03-10T21:15:00+00:00
end_utc2014-03-10T21:15:00+00:00
stateMONTANA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameBITTERROOT / SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePublic
episode_narrativeA period of snowfall fell across the higher elevations of southwest Montana. An avalanche takes the life of a skier near Philipsburg.
event_narrativeA 27 year old male died as a result of asphyxia after being buried by a hard slab avalanche on a westerly slope above Altoona Lakes, in the Flint Creek Range or about 11 miles east-northeast of Philipsburg. The crown was located at 8,512 feet, slope angle was 35 degrees plus, length was 1,324 feet on the ground and the estimated horizontal length of the crown was 2,100 feet. An investigation made by the West Central Montana Avalanche Center found that dry & cold weather during the early winter and a shallow snowpack had created a very weak faceted layer near the ground was 10 inches in depth. The skier broke through the weakness near some rocks which allowed for the season's snowpack to slide at once.
year2,014

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