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GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS

554455

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id554,455
episode_id92,550
begin_utc2015-02-23T22:00:00+00:00
end_utc2015-02-23T22:01:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameGORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceDepartment of Highways
episode_narrativeAn avalanche caught a skier on a mountain slope near Aspen, Colorado.
event_narrativeTwo backcountry skiers were in an area south of Aspen where avalanche conditions were classified as considerable. One skier was caught and killed in an avalanche near Richmond Hill, just west and outside of the Aspen Mountain Ski Area in an area locally known as Ophir Gulch. The avalanche released at the 9990 foot level on a slope that is below treeline and generally faces west. The slide was 20 feet wide at the highest point of the crown face, but widened to about 60 feet after traveling a short distance. The vertical distance between the highest point of the crown face and the burial point was 630 vertical feet, then ran another 20 vertical feet beyond the burial point. The slope angle in the start zone ranged from 38 to 40 degrees, then ranged from 30 and 35 degrees for the rest of the slide path.
year2,015

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