The Dexes / Avalanche / 608730

Eventdex · Avalanche

TETON & GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS

608730

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id608,730
episode_id101,797
begin_utc2016-01-24T21:25:00+00:00
end_utc2016-01-24T21:25:00+00:00
stateWYOMING
cz_typeZ
cz_nameTETON & GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS
deaths_direct2
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeA two to four feet deep, 200-foot-wide avalanche claimed the lives of two skiers while a third escaped injury by clinging to a tree. The slide occurred on Ralph's Slide in Rock Springs Canyon shortly before 1430MST. The backcountry area is just outside the south boundary of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Neither victim was wearing a transceiver making the search more difficult. Rescuers located the skiers within an hour of being notified, but both were pronounced dead at the scene.
event_narrativeTwo skiers were killed by an avalanche on Ralph's Slide.
year2,016

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