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Eventdex · Avalanche

NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS

792214

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id792,214
episode_id132,413
begin_utc2019-01-05T19:00:00+00:00
end_utc2019-01-05T23:00:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameNORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceLaw Enforcement
episode_narrativeAn unstable snow pack in the San Juan Mountains and a group of back country skiers triggered an avalanche in the Upper Senator Beck Basin, northwest of Red Mountain Pass in southwest Colorado.
event_narrativeA group of back country skiers participating in an avalanche safety course triggered an avalanche on the afternoon of January 5. All six members of the group were caught in the avalanche. The avalanche released a second avalanche sympathetically. The second avalanche ran over the debris pile of the first slide. One member of the group was buried in the debris of the two avalanches. The rest of the group located him and extricated him from under at least 8 feet of snow. They tried to revive him on site, but were unsuccessful. The rest of the group made their way to Highway 550 with the help of San Juan County Search and Rescue, Ouray Mountain Rescue, La Plata County Search and Rescue, Careflight, and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
year2,019

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