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GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS/ASPEN AND VICINITY

5638304

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id5,638,304
episode_id2,074,591
begin_utc1998-03-08T22:00:00+00:00
end_utc1998-03-08T22:00:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameGORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS/ASPEN AND VICINITY
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
episode_narrativeA skier triggered a soft-slab avalanche in Ophir Gulch while traversing beyond the boundary of the Aspen Mountain Ski Area at the 10,000 foot level. The avalanche path was 500 feet wide and carried the victim down 380 vertical feet.
year1,998

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