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Avalanche — Copper River Basin, Alaska

March 3, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$5K
Area
Copper River Basin

Event narrative (NOAA)

Odman Schmalzried, 40, of Wasilla was buried by an avalanche in a remote valley in the Chugach Mountains south of Eureka Lodge Saturday afternoon.

Other notable avalanche events in Alaska

Cook Inlet · March 21, 19996 killedCopper River Basin · January 12, 20022 killedMatanuska Valley · February 3, 20012 killedAnchorage Muni To Bird Creek · April 1, 20022 killedCentral Gulf Coast · January 26, 20001 killedCook Inlet · February 1, 20001 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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