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Eventdex · Avalanche

S & E JACKSON / LARIMER / N & NE GRAND / NW BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET

869527

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id869,527
episode_id144,790
begin_utc2019-12-08T20:15:00+00:00
end_utc2019-12-08T20:15:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameS & E JACKSON / LARIMER / N & NE GRAND / NW BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceState Official
episode_narrativeA 29-year-old backcountry skier died after she was caught up in an avalanche near Cameron Pass. The woman was with another skier on south Diamond Peak when the avalanche was triggered. The skier triggered the avalanche approximately midway through her descent near the center of a steep wind-loaded gully. The avalanche started on a northeast-facing slope at around 11,200 feet. It broke above the skier and although she managed to stay on her skis, she was swept down the gully and buried on a flat bench in the runout zone. The victim was not breathing after the avalanche. She was declared deceased at the scene, and her body was recovered from the mountain-side. The avalanche was described as 2 to 3 feet deep, very wide, and running close to 500 feet vertically, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The south Diamond Peak incident marked the first avalanche death of the season in Colorado.
event_narrativeA backcountry skier died after she was caught up in an avalanche.
year2,019

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S & E JACKSON / LARIMER / N & NE GRAND / NW BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET — Avalanche — TerraPulse