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Eventdex · Avalanche

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA

616052

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id616,052
episode_id103,092
begin_utc2016-01-14T22:30:00+00:00
end_utc2016-01-14T22:30:00+00:00
stateCALIFORNIA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameGREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeAvalanche danger was rated as considerable by the Sierra Avalanche Center on the 14th when a skier went missing. Days of inclement weather around the 14th and high avalanche danger caused the search to be halted on the 19th.
event_narrativeA ski instructor exited into the backcountry from the Sugar Bowl ski area on the afternoon of the 14th. When he failed to return home that night, he was reported missing (on the 15th). Tracking and location information from his phone placed him on the backside of Mount Judah in an area with recent avalanche activity...however, inclement weather forced the suspension of the search on the 19th. ||On February 29, search and rescue teams using the cell phone information and dogs located the skier under 5 feet of snow. The time of the avalanche was estimated by the Sierra Avalanche Center.
year2,016

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