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Eventdex · Avalanche

GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS

612378

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id612,378
episode_id102,469
begin_utc2015-03-05T15:30:00+00:00
end_utc2015-03-05T15:35:00+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 soft slab avalanche was unintentionally triggered by a skier in the Pitkin Creek area of the Gore Range mountains.
event_narrativeA group of four touring the back country unintentionally triggered an avalanche in the Pitkin Creek area of the Gore Mountains. This avalanche broke in old snow and was around 2 feet deep, 500 feet wide and ran approximately 1600 vertical feet. One of the skiers was caught in the avalanche, carried approximately 1350 feet, and sustained a leg injury.
year2,015

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